# Incident 20110517009709I: Beech 1900D, Denver, CO, May 17, 2011 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 17, 2011, 06:32 local time - Place: Denver, CO - Airport: Denver International - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: GLBA - Location: 39.8569° N, 104.6706° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8569&lon=-104.6706&mi=10 - Aircraft: N218YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218YV-2015-08-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D - Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-6 SERIES - People aboard: 11 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 2,801 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11IA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11IA341) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110517009709I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT CREW AND AIRCRAFT STARTED THE DAY IN PUEBLO COLORADO WITH NORMAL PREFLIGHT ACTIVITIES FOR THE OPERATION WITH NO ABNORMALITIES REPORTED. THERE WERE NO ITEMS DEFERRED BY USE OF THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST. IN THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS THE AIRCRAFT HAD OPERATED ON THIRTEEN FLIGHTS WITH NO MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES REPORTED BY FLIGHT CREWS.FLIGHT 5150 WAS LOADED WITH NINE PASSENGERS AND THEIR BAGGAGE THAT INCLUDED NINE NORMAL CHECKED BAGS AND THREE NORMAL GATE CHECKED BAGS. THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE INFORMATION SHOWS THE TAKEOFF WEIGHT WAS TWO THOUSAND SIXTY THREE POUNDS BELOW MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND WITHIN CENTER OF GRAVITY RANGE.THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A DISPATCH RELEASE FROM COMPANY DISPATCH AND THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PUEBLO, CO AT APPROXIMATELY 0604 LOCAL TIME. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN DURING THE APPROACH TO DENVER, CO RUNWAY 35L. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED "THREE GREEN" INDICATING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, LANDING GEAR HANDLE ILLUMINATED RED INDICATING GEAR "IN-TRANSIT" AND THE HYDRAULIC POWER-PACK MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE APPROACH CONTINUED AND A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT APPROXIMATELY 0632 LOCAL TIME. WHILE ON LANDING ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED INTO A NORMAL RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED BY THE FLIGHT CREW AND DENVER TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL RESPONDED. PASSENGERS WERE QUESTIONED ABOUT THEIR CONDITION BY THE CREW AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVALUATED BY THE CREW AND NO LEAKS OR FIRE WERE VISIBLE. THE PASSENGERS REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL DENVER CRASH FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL ARRIVED TO ASSIST IN THEIR EGRESS OUT AN EMERGENCY EXIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE LOCATED AT SEAT 6A.THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY, OFF CENTERLINE TO THE LEFT SIDE THE LEFT WING-TIP RESTING ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING TIP, AILERON, OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD FLAP, LOWER AFT NACELLE, PROPELLER, LEFT FUSELAGE STRAKE, NUMBER TWO COMM. ANTENNA AND LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT AT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION-RETRACTION ACTUATOR FAILED AT THE UPPER END OF THE CASTING. THE END OF THE CASTING WAS FRACTURED OFF AND WAS LOCATED NEAR THE POINT OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT PROPELLER FIRST MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ARRIVED ON SCENE AND ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF IIC. ## 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 CEN11IA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11IA341), May 17, 2011: Beech 1900D (N218YV), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the nose landing gear (NLG) end cap, which resulted in insufficient hydraulic pressure to secure the left main landing gear into the down and locked position. Contributing to… 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. 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