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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Beech 200BEECH · Jacksonville, FL · December 14, 2002

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Date
December 14, 2002 · 18:30 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Jacksonville International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N623VP
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA03LA033
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,648 total1,974 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N623VPRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2011 · Beech 200S/N BB-769 · Built 1981Airframe modelBeech 200Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that upon departure from fxe landing gear would not fully retract. Passenger informed flight crew he heard a noise not normally associated with normal flight, when the gear is retracting. Pilot stated emergency procedures checklist was followed to perform gear extension. Manual extension of landing gear was unsuccessful (pump handle would not move). Pilot requested fly-by at sanford tower to confirm gear position. Tower stated gear looked down but could not confirm locked position. Emergency landing checklist was performed. Aircraft touched down on runway 31 at jax. Right main gear collapsed followed by left main gear. Aircraft came to rest slightly right of centerline. Aircraft evacuated without injury to crew or passenger. FAA investigation of aircraft revealed substantial damage to both right and left main landing gear. Additional damage located on the bottom portion of the tail structure approximately 3 feet past the cabin door. FAA investigators were unable to cycle the landing gear due to damage. Cause of the gear malfunction was undetermined at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT UPON DEPARTURE FROM FXE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. PASSENGER INFORMED FLIGHT CREW HE HEARD A NOISE NOT NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH NORMAL FLIGHT, WHEN THE GEAR IS RETRACTING. PILOT STATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED TO PERFORM GEAR EXTENSION. MANUAL EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL (PUMP HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE). PILOT REQUESTED FLY-BY AT SANFORD TOWER TO CONFIRM GEAR POSITION. TOWER STATED GEAR LOOKED DOWN BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM LOCKED POSITION. EMERGENCY LANDING CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 31 AT JAX. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY LEFT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURY TO CREW OR PASSENGER. FAA INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE TAIL STRUCTURE APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET PAST THE CABIN DOOR. FAA INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO DAMAGE. CAUSE OF THE GEAR MALFUNCTION WAS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA03LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJacksonville, FLFailure of the main landing gear locking mechanism for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the main landing gear collapsing, and damage to the airplane during landing.Dec 14, 2002 · Substantial damage