20021002037289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Oakdale, LA · October 2, 2002

Date: October 2, 2002 · 15:05 local
Place: Oakdale, LA
Airport: Allen Parish Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: A8JA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777XS
Reported as: Beech 200BEECH
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total346 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot made an NDB 36 approach with a circle to land on runway 18. It appeared that the pilot made a hard landing on the left gear. The down lock was broken on impact. The aircraft bounced approximately 99 feet down the runway contacting the runway the second time. The landing gear collapsed allowing the prop to strike the runway for approximately 60 feet. The pilot attempted a go around. He was able to get the aircraft airborne for approximately 24 feet, then the aircraft settled back on the runway. The landing gear continued to collapse pulling the aircraft to the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT MADE AN NDB 36 APPROACH WITH A CIRCLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18. IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE LEFT GEAR. THE DOWN LOCK WAS BROKEN ON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 99 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY CONTACTING THE RUNWAY THE SECOND TIME. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET, THEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR CONTINUED TO COLLAPSE PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.