- Date
- June 9, 1984, 09:26 local (14:26 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N320BABeech 99
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840609038539I
- Case key
- 12451
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Landing gear extended but not locked. Crew could not rectify situation by using normal and emergency gear extension procedures. Gear collapsed on touchdown. Investigation disclosed a fatigue crack in rt main gear hydraulic actuator allowing a loss of hydraulic fluid. Maintenance records provided by the operator indicate the actuators were checked for leaks and alignment 28 hrs prior to this incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N320BA
- Reported as
- Beech 99
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U56
- Airframe hours
- 29,000
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-20, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Britt Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 5, 1984 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- BMG · Bloomington, IN
- Destination
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORD · O'Hare, runway 14, 11,600 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.