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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C90 · Baton Rouge, LA · April 25, 2008

Date: April 25, 2008
Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Airport: Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N21SP
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW08TA128
Reported as: Beech C90
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,703 total184 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days

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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 landing the right main landing gear upper torque knee broke causing the right tire to turn sideways and came out of the upper trunnion causing the right wing tip and right propeller to contact the runway. The aircraft came to rest on the right side of the runway on its right wing tip and propeller. No injuries were reported. Investigation revealed this is a civil registered aircraft being operated by the U.S. Marines.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPPER TORQUE KNEE BROKE CAUSING THE RIGHT TIRE TO TURN SIDEWAYS AND CAME OUT OF THE UPPER TRUNNION CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON ITS RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THIS IS A CIVIL REGISTERED AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY THE U.S. MARINES.

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 DFW08TA128Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBaton Rouge, LAStructural failure of the right main landing gear torque knee. A contributing factor was the failure to inspect the torque knee at the designated interval.Apr 25, 2008 · Substantial damage