# NTSB DEN01LA118: Beech BE76, N877SP, Hudson, CO, June 30, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 30, 2001, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Hudson, CO - Coordinates: 40.070549, -104.639953 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0705&lon=-104.6400&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 20, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 52591 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52591/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA118 ## Probable cause main landing gear collapse on touchdown for reasons undetermined. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) ## Analysis The private pilot, who was seated in the right seat, said that upon landing, the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure. The pilot had logged 38 hours in multiengine airplanes, all of which were in the accident airplane make and model. He stated that he was accumulating multiengine flight time and wanted to "get some experience flying the airplane from the right seat." ## Factual narrative On June 30, 2001, at 0930 mountain daylight time, a Beech 76, N877SP, sustained substantial damage when the right main gear collapsed during landing at Platte Valley Airport, Hudson, Colorado. The private pilot-in-command, seated in the right seat, a commercial pilot rated passenger sitting next to him, and an airline transport rated passenger in the back seat were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Front Range Airport, Watkins, Colorado, approximately 0830. The private pilot submitted the accident report. He stated that upon landing on runway 15, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. He thought that the left wing and nose dug into the soft sand as the airplane came to a halt. The private pilot had an airplane multiengine rating. In a telephone interview, he stated that he was accumulating multiengine flight time and wanted to "get some experience flying the airplane from the right seat." He reported having logged 38 hours in multiengine airplanes, all of which were in the Beech 76. The commercial pilot, seated in the left front seat, did not possess an airplane multiengine rating. He reported having logged 25 hours in multiengine airplanes, all of which were in the Beech 76, and all of which were logged in the previous 90 days, including 10 hours in the previous 30 days. An airline transport rated flight instructor with an airplane multiengine rating was seated in the right rear seat. His company, Advantage Aviation, was the operator of the airplane. He stated that this was not an instructional flight. According to the salvage and repair company that retrieved the airplane, there was no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure. The outboard section of the left wing was bent upward. Additionally, there was damage to the right propeller, right flap, and right main landing gear. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N877SP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N877SP), registered now, S/N ME-310 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE76 - Registry model: [Beech 76](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (registry code 1153005) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: ME310 - Airframe hours: 4381 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1G6D 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Advantage Aviation - Registered owner: Sparrow International - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 19, 2001, 100 hours before - Departed: FTG, WATKINS, CO - Destination: HUDSON, CO - Airport: 18V, Platte Valley Airpark, runway 15, 4,100 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 20; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review February 28, 2001; seat: right; flight hours: 225 total, 38 in this make and model, 174 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review January 17, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 237 total, 25 in this make and model, 200 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; age 56; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: DEN, 17 nm away ## 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 20010630021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010630021539A), Jun 30, 2001: Beech 76, Hudson, CO, No damage. (-23) The flight originated at front range airport, watkins, Colorado. The pilot in command stated he was on approach to Platte Valley Airport when he made a… 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. --- 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.