What happened
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(-23) On 05/30/2006, N644SP, s/n LJ-696, a Beech BE-90-C90, a multi-engine turbo-prop, sustained minor damage during a controlled landing emergency landing at Little Rock, Arkansas (lit) at 1607 CST. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was registered and operated by a pilot for, 4 kings aviation, LLC. The cross-country flight departed castroville municipal airport (KT89), Texas and was destined for monticello municipal ellis field (kllq). After departure flight diverted to mena, Arkansas (kmez). Upon entering the downwind to kmez, the pilot received an unsafe landing gear indication. The pilot made two flybys at kmez in order for a determination about the landing gear situation. Ground personnel stated that it appeared that the nose landing gear was trailing, not down and locked. The pilot elected to divert to Little Rock, Arkansas (klit) and land on runway 4L. According to the pilot, about 1,500 feet after touchdown, the left main landing gear collapsed causing the aircraft to veer left off the runway centerline, finally coming to rest on 4L at taxiway p. the FAA inspector, who responded to the incident site, reported that there was minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 05/30/2006, N644SP, S/N LJ-696, A BEECH BE-90-C90, A MULTI-ENGINE TURBO-PROP, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A CONTROLLED LANDING EMERGENCY LANDING AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (LIT) AT 1607 CST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY A PILOT FOR, 4 KINGS AVIATION, LLC. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED CASTROVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KT89), TEXAS AND WAS DESTINED FOR MONTICELLO MUNICIPAL ELLIS FIELD (KLLQ). AFTER DEPARTURE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MENA, ARKANSAS (KMEZ). UPON ENTERING THE DOWNWIND TO KMEZ, THE PILOT RECEIVED AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE PILOT MADE TWO FLYBYS AT KMEZ IN ORDER FOR A DETERMINATION ABOUT THE LANDING GEAR SITUATION. GROUND PERSONNEL STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TRAILING, NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (KLIT) AND LAND ON RUNWAY 4L. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ABOUT 1,500 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, FINALLY COMING TO REST ON 4L AT TAXIWAY P. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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