# Incident 20230702021179I: Beech B90, Waldron, MO, July 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: Waldron, MO
- Airport: Noah'S Ark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2309° N, 94.8015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOAHS ARK (06MO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2309&lon=-94.8015&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9838Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9838Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 33,068 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230702021179I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AFTER DROPPING JUMPERS AND WAS TAXING BACK TO RAMP AREA WHEN LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE FAILURE  SPECIFICALLY THE LH TRUNNION TO DRAG LINK BOLT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER, LEFT FLAP AND ENGINE FAIRING/NACELLE . INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE INCORRECT BOLT AN, AN-23, HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED.  ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURES IPC THE CORRECT BOLT FOR THIS APPLICATION IS A NAS464 P WHICH HAS THE CORRECT DIMENSIONS AND STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS.  .

## Other reports on N9838Z (4)

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

- [Incident 20160710010929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160710010929I), Jul 10, 2016: Beech B90 (N9838Z), Waldron, MO, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower the landing gear on landing. Pilot failed to use the landing checklist. Landing gear handle was found in the up position upon inspection…
- [Incident 20040807022849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807022849I), Aug 7, 2004: Beech B90 (N9838Z), Suffolk, VA, 1 fatal. (-23) The victim was engaged in his third jump of the day. As reported by multiple witnesses, the jump started out uneventfully, and he was seen flying his…
- [Incident 20031102036229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031102036229I), Nov 2, 2003: Beech B90 (N9838Z), Suffolk, VA. (-23) 11/02/03: At 15:05 local, the richmond FSDO received notification from the com center of an incident involving a parachutist who sustained unknown…
- [Incident 20020510019319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510019319I), May 10, 2002: Beech B90 (N9838Z), Suffolk, VA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Bradley foster was practicing a canopy relative work (crw) parachute jump from a BE-90-B90, king air, N9838Z, operated by skydive Suffolk, inc., at…

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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