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FAA incident report · Beech 100BEECH · Daytona Beach, FL · April 22, 2005

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Date
April 22, 2005 · 08:47 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Daytona Beach Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VNWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N431R
Reported as
Beech 100BEECH
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,900 total1,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N431RRegistered now · Beech 100S/N B-71 · Built 1970Airframe modelBeech 100Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-27-28Turbo-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) After departure from craig municipal airport pilot of N431R, a Beechcraft king air 100 operated by vintage prop & jets, noticed an unsafe gear light by the illumination of the gear handle. Attempted to extend gear and observed the right gear indicator light was not illuminated. Pilot observed out of window that right gear was not extended. Pilot contacted company for guidance from maintenance department and was advised to extend manually, to no avail. Declared an emergency with approach control and set up for an emergency landing on runway 34. Pilot landed the aircraft attempting to keep most of the weight on the left gear. Left gear eventually collapsed and aircraft slid approximately 5000 feet. No fire was experienced and crew and passengers exited safely. Minor damage to aircraft was sustained largely attributed to the fact that there was a belly baggage pod installed. Post incident inspection of the landing gear extension system revealed an internally failed right hand main gear universal joint, which made normal or emergency extension of the gear impossible.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER DEPARTURE FROM CRAIG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PILOT OF N431R, A BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 100 OPERATED BY VINTAGE PROP & JETS, NOTICED AN UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE GEAR HANDLE. ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND GEAR AND OBSERVED THE RIGHT GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. PILOT OBSERVED OUT OF WINDOW THAT RIGHT GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. PILOT CONTACTED COMPANY FOR GUIDANCE FROM MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ADVISED TO EXTEND MANUALLY, TO NO AVAIL. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH CONTROL AND SET UP FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 34. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO KEEP MOST OF THE WEIGHT ON THE LEFT GEAR. LEFT GEAR EVENTUALLY COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET. NO FIRE WAS EXPERIENCED AND CREW AND PASSENGERS EXITED SAFELY. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED LARGELY ATTRIBUTED TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A BELLY BAGGAGE POD INSTALLED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM REVEALED AN INTERNALLY FAILED RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR UNIVERSAL JOINT, WHICH MADE NORMAL OR EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE GEAR IMPOSSIBLE.