# Accident 20180429014919A: Beech 1900C, Sioux Falls, SD, April 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2018, 22:30 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIMA
- Location: 43.5819° N, 96.7419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5819&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172GA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172GA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,963 total, 6,138 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180429014919A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 6, 2018 AT 2230 AT SIOUX FALLS, SD AIRPORT (KFSD) THE PILOT STARTED TO TAXI BEECH 1900C, TAIL # N172GA WHEN THE RIGHT MLG COLLAPSED.  HE HAD TAXIED ABOUT 6 INCHES, GOT A GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MLG COLLAPSED.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MLG UPPER DRAG BRACE BOLT SHEARED AND MIGRATED OUT OF ITS FITTING CAUSING THE MLG TO COLLAPSE.  THE MLG CONTACTED THE FORWARD FLANGE OF THE LOWER REAR SPAR CAP CAUSING IT TO BEND UPWARD .090?.  IT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BELLY POD, RIGHT PROPELLER, AND RIGHT ENGINE.

## 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 CEN18LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA164), Apr 30, 2018: Beech 1900C (N172GA), Sioux Falls, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the right main landing gear drag brace bolt for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N172GA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000321001979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000321001979I), Mar 21, 2000: Beech 1900 (N172GA), Tampa, FL. (-23) On March 21, 2000, at 2200 EST, a BE-1900, N172GA, operated by gulf stream international, departed tpa enroute to fmy, had a right engine fire warning…

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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