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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Gulfport, MS · May 23, 2005

Date: May 23, 2005 · 20:29 local
Place: Gulfport, MS
Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6654Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05LA108
Reported as: Beech 58
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total650 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6654YRegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-1061 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) According to the pilot, the landing gear collapsed after his landing roll, however, the inner landing gear doors were damaged and the outer gear doors were not. This indicates that the landing gear was extended very near the ground surface attesting to the fact that the landing gear were extended seconds before the airplane skidded on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER HIS LANDING ROLL, HOWEVER, THE INNER LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED AND THE OUTER GEAR DOORS WERE NOT. THIS INDICATES THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED VERY NEAR THE GROUND SURFACE ATTESTING TO THE FACT THAT THE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED SECONDS BEFORE THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA05LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfport, MSThe inadequate maintenance inspection by maintenance personnel which resulted in damaged landing gear pulleys, resulting in the failure of the landing gear downlock to engage, and collapse of the main landing gear during landing.May 24, 2005 · Substantial damage