# Accident 20150529011979A: Burr J G/Burr C EXPRESS 2000 RG, Glendale, AZ, May 29, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5228° N, 112.2906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5228&lon=-112.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44508, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burr J G/Burr C EXPRESS 2000 RG (registry code 05619WU, https://openairdocs.org/model/burr-j-g-burr-c-express-2000-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 (registry code 52239, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURR J G/BURR C EXPRESS 2000 RG
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150529011979A

## Narrative

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

ON 5-29-2015 THE AIRCRAFT (N44508-EXPRESS 2000RG-EXPERIMETAL) LANDED NORMALLY AND DRING THE ROLLOUT THE LEFT GEAR COLLASPED, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT GEAR COLLASPING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND SLID IN THE DIRT. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT COLLASPE THUS NOT DAMAGING THE PT6-20 ENGINE OR PROP. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP WAS RIPPED OFF WHEN IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE LEFT AFT STRAKE WAS DAMAGED, THE RIGHT STRAKE WAS RIPPED OFF THE FUSELAGE. THE TAIL SECTION SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO DRAGGING IN THE DIRT INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RUDDER.  THE 2 OCCUPANTS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PLACED IN THE OWNERS HANGAR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT GEAR ACTUATOR HIEM END SNAPPED OFF ALLOWING THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLASPE, IT ALSO RIPPED THE HYDRAULIC LINE OFF THE ACTUATOR DEPLETING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. PILOT STATED DURING THE INSPECTION THAT HE DID NOT HARD LAND THE AIRCRAFT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE INSTALLED DURING THE AIRCRAFT BUILD.

## 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 WPR15LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA179), May 29, 2015: Burr Express 2000 RG (N44508), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collapse of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N44508 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220530021699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220530021699A), May 30, 2022: Burr J G/Burr C EXPRESS 2000 RG (N44508), Cheyenne, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Loss of engine power after take-off. Tried to return to runway, lost control

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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