# Accident 20050318004909A: Beech C45H, Panama City, FL, March 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2005, 06:42 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EWKA
- Location: 30.2122° N, 85.6828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2122&lon=-85.6828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231SK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 960 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050318004909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CYLINDER AND TOP BRACE ASSEMBLY ALLOWING THE MAIN GEAR TIRE TO TURN NINETY DEGREES. THE RESULTANT DRAG CAUSED FAILURE OF THE MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENT LEADING TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND LEFT RUDDER RESULTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA05LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA081), Mar 18, 2005: Beech C-45H (N231SK), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The overload failure of the left main landing gear for undetermined reasons during the landing roll resullting in collapse of the left main landing gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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