# Accident 20190312001209A: Beech A100, Latrobe, PA, March 12, 2019 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 12, 2019, 12:36 local time - Place: Latrobe, PA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.2731° N, 79.4083° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2731&lon=-79.4083&mi=10 - Aircraft: N945WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945WS-2021-11-23) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech A100 (registry code 1152915, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a100) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A100 - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA123) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190312001209A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON KING AIR N945WS ON MARCH 12TH 2019. ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 12, I CHECKED WEATHER & FILED A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM ROSTRAVER (FWQ) TO CAPITAL CITY (CXY) FOR A FLIGHT DEPARTING AROUND 8:00 AM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING AS CO-PILOT. THE FLIGHT WENT WELL WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTING ON TAKE-OFF AND LOWERING ON LANDING AS NORMAL. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT FROM CXY THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY WITH NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM. ON APPROACH AT FWQ I LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE AND NOTED NO GREEN GEAR LIGHTS. THREE UNLIT INDICATORS. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO CIRCLE UNTIL I COULD REVIEW THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. AFTER REVIEWING THE PROCEDURE, I TRIED TO PUMP DOWN THE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE JAMMED. I TRIED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY PUMP HANDLE THREE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO TRY WHILE I FLEW THE AIRPLANE. HE TRIED A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. AFTER DISCUSSING THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AT ROSTRAVER WE DECIDED TO GO TO LATROBE {LBE) WHERE THERE IS A TOWER & EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. I FLEW BY THE TOWER & ASKED IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. LATROBE TOWER SAID THAT THE THREE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, BUT COULD I FLY BY AGAIN FOR THEM TO CHECK IT AGAIN. I FLEW BUY THE TOWER AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THEY SAID I WAS CLEARED TO LAND. I BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS & BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE HARD LANDING. I MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 WITH FULL FLAPS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASKED IF I WANTED THE ENGINES SHUT DOWN ON TOUCH-DOWN. I TOLD HIM IF THE GEAR STARTS TO GIVE WAY TO SHUT BOTH CONDITION LEVERS OFF. THE TOUCH-DOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES AS THE GEAR FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A SMOOTH STOP ON THE CENTER-LINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURY. BEFORE THE FLIGHT, 7:00 AM, MARCH 12, 2019, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (IA THAT DOES MAINTENANCE ON N945WS), TOLD ME THAT ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED & HE HAD PREFLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO GAVE ME A STATUS SHEET WITH THE NEXT REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. ## 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 ERA19LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA123), Mar 12, 2019: Beech A100 (N945WS), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A landing gear collapse due to the separation of the actuator pinion bearing support from the actuator, which resulted in the failure of the actuator shaft. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.