# Accident 20080425839969A: Beech C90, Baton Rouge, LA, April 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2008
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5328° N, 91.1497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5328&lon=-91.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,703 total, 184 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08TA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08TA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080425839969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08TA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08TA128), Apr 25, 2008: Beech C90 (N21SP), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Structural failure of the right main landing gear torque knee. A contributing factor was the failure to inspect the torque knee at the designated interval.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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