What happened
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On 3 may 2025 at approximately 18:10 CDT king air C90 privacy data omitted landed at Wings Field, 2TN2, runway 18.
Pilot reported he flew through a rain shower at ½ mile on final, winds were gusty and turbulent with a right crosswind. On touchdown the right wheel hit first, about 8 inches short of the asphalt runway. There was a minimal lip on the runway, no more than ½ “ and not a factor for the incident. The aircraft rolled out for approximately 400 feet before evidence of the RH prop striking the runway began. As the rollout continued the prop strikes became more pronounced as the gear slowly collapsed pushing the aircraft into a slow right turn. At approximately 1000’ down the runway the aircraft left the paved portion of the runway and veered harder to the right and came to rest nosing into a muddy embankment at 90 degrees perpendicular to the runway 1200’ from initial touchdown.
Inspection of the aircraft revealed the RH main gear top support bar had sheered and allowed the gear to slowly collapse. The Wings, fuselage and engine supports show no evidence of damage. After lifting the aircraft out of the embankment, it was confirmed that damage was limited to the RH landing gear and propeller however, due to the prop strike the engine will require additional inspections.
As the FAA filed it
ON 3 MAY 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:10 CDT KING AIR C90 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT WINGS FIELD, 2TN2, RUNWAY 18.
PILOT REPORTED HE FLEW THROUGH A RAIN SHOWER AT ½ MILE ON FINAL, WINDS WERE GUSTY AND TURBULENT WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. ON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT FIRST, ABOUT 8 INCHES SHORT OF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. THERE WAS A MINIMAL LIP ON THE RUNWAY, NO MORE THAN ½ “ AND NOT A FACTOR FOR THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET BEFORE EVIDENCE OF THE RH PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY BEGAN. AS THE ROLLOUT CONTINUED THE PROP STRIKES BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED AS THE GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT INTO A SLOW RIGHT TURN. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000’ DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY AND VEERED HARDER TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST NOSING INTO A MUDDY EMBANKMENT AT 90 DEGREES PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY 1200’ FROM INITIAL TOUCHDOWN.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE RH MAIN GEAR TOP SUPPORT BAR HAD SHEERED AND ALLOWED THE GEAR TO SLOWLY COLLAPSE. THE WINGS, FUSELAGE AND ENGINE SUPPORTS SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. AFTER LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE EMBANKMENT, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RH LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER HOWEVER, DUE TO THE PROP STRIKE THE ENGINE WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS.
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