# Accident 20100302041649A: Beech 65-A90, Dekalb, IL, March 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2010, 01:30 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8893° N, 88.7493° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8893&lon=-88.7493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100302041649A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 02, 2010 BEECH 65-A90 N129LA, AT DEKALB AIRPORT AFTER NORMAL LANDING, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STARTED TO SHAKE THEN COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO FIRES OR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN10LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA143), Mar 2, 2010: Beech 65-A90 (N129LA), DeKalb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the landing gear during landing due to the company's improper maintenance practices and the pilot's decision to take off with an overextended landing gear strut.

## Other reports on N129LA (2)

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

- [Incident 20210307001839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210307001839I), Mar 7, 2021: Beech 65-A90 (N129LA), Panama City, FL, Minor damage. The aircraft landed at ecp. As the aircraft landed the front gear only collapsed.
- [Incident 20130616010269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130616010269I), Jun 16, 2013: Beech 65-A90 (N129LA), Perkasie, PA, No damage. The parachuter was making a video jump. Just prior to landing, witnesses saw him make a left turn at less than 200 feet AGL. He was unable to complete the…

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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