20091021021399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm 690 · Cedar City, UT · October 21, 2009

Date
October 21, 2009 · 10:15 local
Place
Cedar City, UT
Airport
Cedar City Regional
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
K51A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N690TR
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA034
Reported as
Gulstm 690
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total300 in this make and model50 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.

On October 21, 2009 N690TR, a twin commander 690, experienced a collapse of the RH main landing gear while attempting to land at Cedar City, UT (cdc). The flight originated from Cedar City, UT and was enroute to milford, UT when the RH main gear would not extend fully. The pilot returned to Cedar City, UT and attempted for approximately two hours to get the gear to extend. When the aircraft touched down on the runway, the RH main gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on the right hand side of it's belly just inside of the right hand gear. The aircraft slid to the right, departed the runway into the dirt and came to rest approximately ten feet from the edge of the runway. There was one person on board the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 21, 2009 N690TR, A TWIN COMMANDER 690, EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE RH MAIN LANDING GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT CEDAR CITY, UT (CDC). THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CEDAR CITY, UT AND WAS ENROUTE TO MILFORD, UT WHEN THE RH MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY. THE PILOT RETURNED TO CEDAR CITY, UT AND ATTEMPTED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS TO GET THE GEAR TO EXTEND. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE RH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF IT'S BELLY JUST INSIDE OF THE RIGHT HAND GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.