# Accident 20100612039289A: Beech 1900D, Denver, CO, June 12, 2010 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 12, 2010, 14:30 local time - Place: Denver, CO - Airport: Denver International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: GLBA - Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6731° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6731&mi=10 - Aircraft: N195GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195GL) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D - Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA315) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100612039289A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 14, 2010, GLBA DIRECTOR OF OPS REPORTED:THIS PART 91 REPOSITION FLIGHT WAS TO BE OPERATED FROM DEN TO CYS IT RETURNED TO LAND IN DEN.THE CREW REPORTED A NORMAL PREFLIGHT AND TAKEOFF TO THE FLIGHT, UNTIL THEY SELECTED THE GEAR UP. WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO UP THE CREW HEARD A"LOUD BANG" FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW STATED THAT THE IN-TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CREW BROUGHT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED "THREE GREEN" LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION; HOWEVER THE LANDING GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CREW ADVISED DEN ATC THEY WISHED TO RETURN BUT WOULD LIKE EXTENDED VECTORS, DUE TO AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH DEN ATC AND PERFORMED THE REQUIRED CHECKLISTS FOR THE GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION. NOT KNOWING FOR SURE WHICH IF ANY GEAR MAY BE UNSAFE THE CREW BRIEFED FOR A "NORMAL" LANDING BUT PREPARED FOR ONE OR MORE GEAR TO FAIL.THE FLIGHT TOUCHED DOWN UNEVENTFUL, BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE CREW SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE AND AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED THEY SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE CREW SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE MAIN AIR-STAIR DOOR. DEN CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE WAS FOLLOWING THE AIRCRAFT AND ARRIVED AS THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS AS DEN AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. EMPLOYEES WORKED TO LIFT THE AIRCRAFT, EXTEND THE LEFT GEAR AND REPLACE THE DRAG BRACE ASSEMBLY. IT APPEARS THE CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS A FAILURE OF THE ARM OF THE DRAG LEG ASSEMBLY. ## 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 CEN10LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA315), Jun 12, 2010: Beech 1900D (N195GL), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pre-existent damage of the right-hand landing gear actuator attachment lug which led to fatigue cracking and eventual overload failure resulting in a collapsed gear upon landing. ## Other reports on N195GL (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20090204001129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090204001129I), Feb 4, 2009: Beech 1900D (N195GL), Manhattan, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Great lakes 5117, operating as a 121 domestic revenue flight, departed Kansas city international airport (mci) and was enroute to Manhattan, Kansas… - [Incident 20031105029649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031105029649I), Nov 5, 2003: Beech 1900D (N195GL), Brookings, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was approximately 10 miles west of Brookings, SD descending to bkx. The aircraft hit multiple large birds. There was damage to the radome,… - [Incident 20010821032669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821032669I), Aug 21, 2001: Beech 1900D (N195GL), Garden City, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Airport mower was mowing around light along taxiway without clearance. Aircraft taxied along taxiway and failed to recognize that wing tip would not… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.