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FAA accident report · Beech 200T · Palm Beach, FL · January 27, 2017

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Date
January 27, 2017 · 15:44 local
Place
Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International Airpo
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
1EAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17LA096
Reported as
Beech 200T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
14,414 total631 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days
N60RARegistered now · Beech 200TS/N BT-7 · Built 1979Airframe modelBeech 200TEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

On January 27, 2017, at approximately 22:40 zulu a Beechcraft model BE-200T, registration N60RA (aircraft has multiple airworthiness) operating standard-normal, landed at Palm Beach international airport, on runway 28R and went off the runway with gears collapsed. The pilot in command (PIC) stated he had flaps down and landing gear down on slightly higher glide path approach due to larger aircraft landing ahead. PIC stated normal landing and a few seconds later started to sink and started turning to the right side of the runway. After coming to a complete stop PIC noticed landing gear handle was up and PIC put gear handle down. Aircraft sustained ground damage to both engines, and propeller blades. Fuel pumps on both engines were cracked from impact. Punctured pressure vessel by copilot side near rudder pedals created by propeller blade tip damaging a rib/longeron. Nose landing gear damaged and up-lock actuator sheared holding brackets and went through top of aircraft nose, both main landing gears down-lock mechanisms were sheared

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 27, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 22:40 ZULU A BEECHCRAFT MODEL BE-200T, REGISTRATION N60RA (AIRCRAFT HAS MULTIPLE AIRWORTHINESS) OPERATING STANDARD-NORMAL, LANDED AT PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ON RUNWAY 28R AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY WITH GEARS COLLAPSED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE HAD FLAPS DOWN AND LANDING GEAR DOWN ON SLIGHTLY HIGHER GLIDE PATH APPROACH DUE TO LARGER AIRCRAFT LANDING AHEAD. PIC STATED NORMAL LANDING AND A FEW SECONDS LATER STARTED TO SINK AND STARTED TURNING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP PIC NOTICED LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS UP AND PIC PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED GROUND DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES, AND PROPELLER BLADES. FUEL PUMPS ON BOTH ENGINES WERE CRACKED FROM IMPACT. PUNCTURED PRESSURE VESSEL BY COPILOT SIDE NEAR RUDDER PEDALS CREATED BY PROPELLER BLADE TIP DAMAGING A RIB/LONGERON. NOSE LANDING GEAR DAMAGED AND UP-LOCK ACTUATOR SHEARED HOLDING BRACKETS AND WENT THROUGH TOP OF AIRCRAFT NOSE, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS DOWN-LOCK MECHANISMS WERE SHEARED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA17LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Palm Beach, FLThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear were down and locked before touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-reported fatigue at the time of the accident.Jan 27, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N60RA · 1

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

Incident 20160104002481ITakeoff: Climb Out · Opa Locka, FLPilot stated that on 01/05/2016 departing from opa-Locka (kopf) around 1050 am from rwy 27R and climbing through 250 feet on rwy heading he heard a loud bang, he looked over all his systems, all systems were indicating normal. Aircraft showed no abnormal…Jan 4, 2016 · Substantial damage