27.9755° N, 82.5332° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 15, 2003 · 16:37 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Tampa International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
YV731
Reported as
Beech C90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A21
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,605 total750 in this make and model75 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) YV731CP dep tpa @ approximately 1545L. After breaking ground the left main wheel fell off. The pilot circled to burn off fuel and did a low pass to ascertain that the wheel in fact was missing. It was confirmed that it was missing when the gear was lowered. The pilot after requesting a gear up landing received clearance and landed r/w 9 wheels up. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) YV731CP DEP TPA @ APPROXIMATELY 1545L. AFTER BREAKING GROUND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL FELL OFF. THE PILOT CIRCLED TO BURN OFF FUEL AND DID A LOW PASS TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE WHEEL IN FACT WAS MISSING. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS MISSING WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED. THE PILOT AFTER REQUESTING A GEAR UP LANDING RECEIVED CLEARANCE AND LANDED R/W 9 WHEELS UP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^