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FAA incident report · Beech 65-A90 · Deland, FL · May 4, 2004

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Date
May 4, 2004 · 16:51 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
T2BA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N526RR
Reported as
Beech 65A90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
N526RRRegistered now · Beech 65-A90S/N LJ-263 · Built 1967Airframe modelBeech 65-A90Engine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HPTurbo-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) On may 4, 2004 following the completion of a routine training flight the crew prepared for landing, during the safety check the first officer noticed that an unsafe gear indication (red light) was illuminated for the right main landing gear. Following notification to the captain the crew initiated communication with the company maintenance department, the crew was instructed to begin manual procedures to extend and lock the right main landing gear. Following visual checks by control tower personnel, and other aircraft the crew proceeded with the landing. Following touchdown the right main landing gear collapsed during rollout, which resulted in the aircraft skidding off the runway. All occupants were able to safely exit the aircraft without injury. The aircraft sustained damage to the right engine propeller, and minor skin damage to the lower right wing and center mid fuselage. Inspection and overhaul of the landing gear actuators and landing gear motor did not reveal any mechanical defects.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 4, 2004 FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHT THE CREW PREPARED FOR LANDING, DURING THE SAFETY CHECK THE FIRST OFFICER NOTICED THAT AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION (RED LIGHT) WAS ILLUMINATED FOR THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION TO THE CAPTAIN THE CREW INITIATED COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPANY MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, THE CREW WAS INSTRUCTED TO BEGIN MANUAL PROCEDURES TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. FOLLOWING VISUAL CHECKS BY CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL, AND OTHER AIRCRAFT THE CREW PROCEEDED WITH THE LANDING. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDING OFF THE RUNWAY. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER, AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE LOWER RIGHT WING AND CENTER MID FUSELAGE. INSPECTION AND OVERHAUL OF THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATORS AND LANDING GEAR MOTOR DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL DEFECTS.