What happened
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(.19) On January 30, 2003, at 2150 central standard time, a Beech 200, N208F, registered to and operated by air transportation LLC, as a 14 CFR part 91 positioning flight, experienced a collapse of the landing gear on landing rollout after returning to the departure airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the airline transport rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Jackson International Airport, Jackson, Mississippi, at 2140. The pilot informed the controller after takeoff that he had an unsafe landing gear light on initial climb out. He departed the airport traffic area to conduct the abnormal emergency procedures which were uneventful. The pilot requested to fly by the tower to see if the landing gear was down. The controller informed the pilot during the fly by that the landing gear appeared to be down. The pilot entered the traffic pattern for a visual approach to runway 16 left. On touchdown the left and right main landing gear collapsed. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left main landing gear was partially extended about 12 inches below the landing gear wheel well. The right main landing gear was partially extended 8-inches below the landing gear wheel well and the nose gear was fully extended but not in the locked position. The left and right flaps were damaged, and the propeller blade tips were curled aft. The aft fuselage bulkhead was ground down to the rivet line. The airplane was recovered to a maintenance facility on the airport. (-23) after take off at jan the landing gear did not fully retract. The pilot performed emergency landing gear extension but was unable to get landing gear down. Pilot landed with the main landing gear not down and locked.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 30, 2003, AT 2150 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 200, N208F, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AIR TRANSPORTATION LLC, AS A 14 CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR ON LANDING ROLLOUT AFTER RETURNING TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, AT 2140. THE PILOT INFORMED THE CONTROLLER AFTER TAKEOFF THAT HE HAD AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR LIGHT ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT. HE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA TO CONDUCT THE ABNORMAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WHICH WERE UNEVENTFUL. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO FLY BY THE TOWER TO SEE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE CONTROLLER INFORMED THE PILOT DURING THE FLY BY THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 LEFT. ON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED ABOUT 12 INCHES BELOW THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED 8-INCHES BELOW THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED BUT NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS WERE DAMAGED, AND THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE CURLED AFT. THE AFT FUSELAGE BULKHEAD WAS GROUND DOWN TO THE RIVET LINE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY ON THE AIRPORT. (-23) AFTER TAKE OFF AT JAN THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT. THE PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET LANDING GEAR DOWN. PILOT LANDED WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.