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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Conroe, TX · May 5, 2014

Date: May 5, 2014 · 14:20 local
Place: Conroe, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3199W
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3199WRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1648 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot and tower personnel reported that the approach and landing were normal. The pilot reported that when the nose came down, the left gear collapsed. The airplane then went off the side of the runway. An examination of the aircraft, showed that the left main tire had a side load, when it touched down. It also was locked up. This caused a 2 inch hole in the tire. This caused the tire to deflate putting an additional load on the gear, causing it to collapse.

When the plane was put on jacks, the tire rotated, without any issues, indicating the pilot might have had his foot on the break.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND TOWER PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE NOSE CAME DOWN, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, SHOWED THAT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HAD A SIDE LOAD, WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN. IT ALSO WAS LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED A 2 INCH HOLE IN THE TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO DEFLATE PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL LOAD ON THE GEAR, CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE.

WHEN THE PLANE WAS PUT ON JACKS, THE TIRE ROTATED, WITHOUT ANY ISSUES, INDICATING THE PILOT MIGHT HAVE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BREAK.