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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Knoxville, TN · December 6, 2005

Date: December 6, 2005 · 07:47 local
Place: Knoxville, TN
Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AHDA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N561SS
Reported as: Beech 200BEECH
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total1,000 in this make and model

N561SSRegistered now · Beech 200S/N BB-464 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 200 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A seriesTurbo-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) Upon approach to Knoxville, TN the Beechcraft 200, operating under FAR 135, landing gear indicator (lights) indicated that landing gear was not locked in the down position. Pilot checked lights and proceeded with emergency procedures for unsafe gear warning. This included a fly by the tower and manual extension. Neither of these rectified the problem. After "another" fly by the pilots circled and set the aircraft up for landing. Once the runway was made propellers were feathered and touchdown completed. The left landing gear immediately collapsed causing the aircraft to slide off center line. No injuries occurred during the evacuation. Investigation showed that tapered pin in torque tube had fallen out and from all evidence the nut on the end of the pin was improperly installed. In addition, a second tapered pin was found lying in the wing along with a circular cut where a clamp was rubbing against the torque tube. This would have eventually caused gear failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON APPROACH TO KNOXVILLE, TN THE BEECHCRAFT 200, OPERATING UNDER FAR 135, LANDING GEAR INDICATOR (LIGHTS) INDICATED THAT LANDING GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT CHECKED LIGHTS AND PROCEEDED WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR UNSAFE GEAR WARNING. THIS INCLUDED A FLY BY THE TOWER AND MANUAL EXTENSION. NEITHER OF THESE RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM. AFTER "ANOTHER" FLY BY THE PILOTS CIRCLED AND SET THE AIRCRAFT UP FOR LANDING. ONCE THE RUNWAY WAS MADE PROPELLERS WERE FEATHERED AND TOUCHDOWN COMPLETED. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR IMMEDIATELY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE OFF CENTER LINE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED DURING THE EVACUATION. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT TAPERED PIN IN TORQUE TUBE HAD FALLEN OUT AND FROM ALL EVIDENCE THE NUT ON THE END OF THE PIN WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. IN ADDITION, A SECOND TAPERED PIN WAS FOUND LYING IN THE WING ALONG WITH A CIRCULAR CUT WHERE A CLAMP WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TORQUE TUBE. THIS WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY CAUSED GEAR FAILURE.

Other reports on N561SS · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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