What happened
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(-23) On July 17, 2008, at approximately 0921 CDT, N6AQ, a 1964 Beechcraft queen air, BE-65-A80-8800, operated by western air express, inc. (WX5A), landed on runway 10 at the Midland International Airport (maf) in Midland, Texas after reporting a landing gear problem. The main landing gear collapsed moments after the landing causing substantial damage to the aft bulkheads, and minor damage to the skin, propellers, and landing gear. There were no injuries. The flight departed at approximately 0900 CDT from maf and was a title 14 CFR part 135 flight carrying cargo to the alpine casparis municipal airport (E38), in alpine, Texas. The pilot in command and sole occupant was privacy data omitted, commercial airman certificate privacy data omitted, who is also director of operations, chief pilot, and director of maintenance for WX5A. Witnesses stated privacy data omitted was working on the aircraft before the flight. A portion of insulation was found in the nose gear sprocket, chain, and nose gear torque assembly seizing the landing gear system. This aircraft was previously involved in an incident due to a nose gear failure on may 16, 2008. This was the third revenue flight since the nose gear repair.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 17, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 0921 CDT, N6AQ, A 1964 BEECHCRAFT QUEEN AIR, BE-65-A80-8800, OPERATED BY WESTERN AIR EXPRESS, INC. (WX5A), LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AT THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF) IN MIDLAND, TEXAS AFTER REPORTING A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED MOMENTS AFTER THE LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT BULKHEADS, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN, PROPELLERS, AND LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT FROM MAF AND WAS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT CARRYING CARGO TO THE ALPINE CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E38), IN ALPINE, TEXAS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMMERCIAL AIRMAN CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO IS ALSO DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, CHIEF PILOT, AND DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR WX5A. WITNESSES STATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS WORKING ON THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE FLIGHT. A PORTION OF INSULATION WAS FOUND IN THE NOSE GEAR SPROCKET, CHAIN, AND NOSE GEAR TORQUE ASSEMBLY SEIZING THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT DUE TO A NOSE GEAR FAILURE ON MAY 16, 2008. THIS WAS THE THIRD REVENUE FLIGHT SINCE THE NOSE GEAR REPAIR.
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