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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Fayetteville, AR · March 4, 2007

Date
March 4, 2007 · 16:12 local
Place
Fayetteville, AR
Airport
Drake Fld
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EV4A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1194C
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,700 total980 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On 03/04/07 aircraft N1194C, Beechcraft king aire, BE-200 departed little rock, AR with a destination of shrevesport, LA. The aircraft was under VFR and FAR 135 rules with two passengers aboard. Upon departure from little rock, AR the PIC ATP privacy data omitted noted the gear motor made a belabored sound. He elected to return to executive aviation services home base in fayettevill, AR where maintenance is available. The pilot indicated to the control tower in Fayetteville (fyv) that he had a faulty gear indication prior to landing. The gear was observed to appear to be in the down position and the aircraft was cleared to land on runway 34. The main gear did not remain locked and upon landing the gear collapsed as the aircraft went onto the grass along side the runway. The aircraft received minor damage to the belly and flaps. The pilot and passengers exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 03/04/07 AIRCRAFT N1194C, BEECHCRAFT KING AIRE, BE-200 DEPARTED LITTLE ROCK, AR WITH A DESTINATION OF SHREVESPORT, LA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER VFR AND FAR 135 RULES WITH TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD. UPON DEPARTURE FROM LITTLE ROCK, AR THE PIC ATP ^PRIVACY DA^ NOTED THE GEAR MOTOR MADE A BELABORED SOUND. HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO EXECUTIVE AVIATION SERVICES HOME BASE IN FAYETTEVILL, AR WHERE MAINTENANCE IS AVAILABLE. THE PILOT INDICATED TO THE CONTROL TOWER IN FAYETTEVILLE (FYV) THAT HE HAD A FAULTY GEAR INDICATION PRIOR TO LANDING. THE GEAR WAS OBSERVED TO APPEAR TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34. THE MAIN GEAR DID NOT REMAIN LOCKED AND UPON LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT ONTO THE GRASS ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND FLAPS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.