# NTSB CEN25LA154: Beech C90, N923CR, Temple, TX, April 10, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 10, 2025, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC) - Place: Temple, TX - Coordinates: 31.151385, -97.409039 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1514&lon=-97.4090&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA San Antonio FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 200012 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA154 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200012/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200012 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA154 ## Probable cause The failure of the left main landing gear down lock to engage and subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Malfunction (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C90, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md?model=1152913), [All aircraft, 241 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech C90, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1152913), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airplane was being positioned to its home base after it had undergone routine landing gear maintenance and inspection. During the approach to the airport, the pilot noticed that the left main landing gear (MLG) was not down and locked in position for landing. The pilot made multiple attempts to extend the gear and verify a down-and-locked indication without success. After executing the emergency gear extension checklist, the pilot made a low pass at the airport, and personnel on the ground advised over the common traffic advisory frequency that the landing gear appeared to be extended. The pilot prepared for a landing based on this information despite the continued unsafe gear warning annunciation. During the landing, the touchdown was normal, and the airplane slowed normally. After taxiing clear of the runway, the pilot stopped the airplane to complete post-landing checklist items when the left MLG collapsed. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Postaccident examination of the left MLG revealed that the left MLG down lock hook was not properly engaged during the landing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N923CR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N923CR), registered now, S/N LJ-1074, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C90 - Registry model: [Beech C90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (registry code 1152913) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: LJ-1074 - Year built: 1984 - Airframe hours: 6902.6 - Engines: Pratt and Whitney PT6A-135A 550 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt and Whitney PT6A-135A 550 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Wc&R LLC - Registered owner: Wc&R LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 7, 2025 - Departed: GTU, Georgetown, TX - Destination: TPL, Temple, TX - Airport: TPL, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Rgnl, runway 16/34, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 83; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 10, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 27,000 total, 1,550 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: KTPL - METAR: KTPL 102051Z AUTO VRB05KT CLR 31/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP183 T03060122 56017 PWINO RVRNO $,M ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250410006709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250410006709A), Apr 10, 2025: Beech C90, Temple, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed kgtu on ferry flight to ktpl. Pilot initiated landing sequence and received warning that left gear was not down & locked. Pilot cycled… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 5, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200012. 13.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 12.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19123818&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Doc%20-%20Jul%2015%202025%20-%2010-58%20AM_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� examination summary (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 67 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19112957&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR_Exam%20Summary-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 326 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19124903&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20N923CR-Rel.pdf - Release of aircraft wreckage, NTSB form 6120.15 (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 141 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19112528&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Release%20of%20Bulk%20Wreckage%20Form_N923CR_Redacted-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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