# Accident 20080717841149A: Beech 65A80, Midland, TX, July 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2008, 09:21 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6AQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6AQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80-8800 (registry code 1152810, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80-8800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A80
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080717841149A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW08CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA194), Jul 17, 2008: Beech 65-A80 (N6AQ), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear retraction/extension mechanism due to it being jammed by displaced sound proofing material.

## Other reports on N6AQ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080516833619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516833619I), May 16, 2008: Beech 65A80 (N6AQ), Midland, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On may 16, 2008, at 2357 CDT, the pilot of N6AQ, a model 65 Beechcraft queen air, was maneuvering near Midland International Airport (maf) when the pilot…
- [Incident 19861120077919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861120077919I), Nov 20, 1986: Beech 65A80 (N6AQ), Midland, TX. Engine shutdown due to roughness, landed safely. Found broken intake valve.

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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