# NTSB FTW02LA172: Beech BE-100-A100, N799DD, Little Rock, AR, June 5, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 4, 2002, 22:00 local (Jun 5, 2002, 03:00 UTC) - Place: Little Rock, AR - Coordinates: 34.729442, -92.224166 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7294&lon=-92.2242&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 29, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 54852 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02LA172 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54852/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54852 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA172 ## Probable cause The malfunction of the left main landing gear retraction/extension assembly due to a missing lock pin/washer/nut on the clevis of the push/pull gear extension tube that resulted from improper maintenance. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, approach - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - malfunction - maintenance - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause) - miscellaneous,bolt/nut/fastener/clamp/spring - missing (cause) - Wheels up landing, landing - wheels up landing - intentional, pilot in command ## Analysis The pilot was on a practice approach when he extended the landing gear. The cockpit gear indicators yielded "two" green indications. A go-around was performed and the gear cycled several times with no results, including an attempt to use the emergency extension system. Two confirmation passes were performed, and it was confirmed that the left main landing gear was retracted with the nose and right main landing gear extended. After touch down on the right side of the runway, the aircraft exited the left side of the runway. Examination of the aircraft revealed that left gear extension push/pull tube was found without the lock pin in its clevis. The pin was found in the belly of the aircraft but no nut and washer was found. The aircraft had recently come out of a maintenance facility where the landing gear was worked on. ## Factual narrative On June 4, 2002, approximately 2200 central daylight time, a Beech BE-100-A100 twin-engine airplane, N799DD, registered to and operated by Finkbeiner Aviation of Little Rock, Arkansas, was substantially damaged when its main landing gear collapsed while landing on runway 18 at Adams Field Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas. The airline transport rated pilot and his pilot-rated passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and flight plan was not filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated at 2200 from Adams Field. According to information provided in a telephone interview and the enclosed NTSB Pilot/Operator Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot was on a practice approach when he extended the landing gear. The cockpit landing gear indicators yielded "two" green indications. A go-around was performed and the gear cycled several times with no results, including an attempt to use the emergency extension system. Two confirmation passes were performed, and it was confirmed that the left main landing gear was retracted with the nose and right main landing gear extended. After touch down on the right side of the runway, the aircraft exited the left side of the runway resulting in structural damage to the fuselage belly. Examination of the aircraft revealed that left gear extension push/pull tube was found without the lock pin in its clevis. The pin was found in the belly of the aircraft but no nut and washer was found. The aircraft had recently come out of a maintenance facility where the landing gear was worked on. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N799DD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N799DD), registered now, S/N B-102, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-100-A100 - Registry model: [Beech A100](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a100) (registry code 1152915) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6A-27-28](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (registry code 61504, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: B-102 - Airframe hours: 8400 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6-28 680 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 680 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Chris Finkbeiner - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, March 11, 2002, 30 hours before - Departed: LIT, Little Rock, AR - Destination: LIT, Little Rock, AR - Airport: LIT, Adams Field, runway 18, 5,124 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 20, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 19,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 360° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg ## 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 20020604015769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020604015769A), Jun 4, 2002: Beech A100, Little Rock, AR, No damage. (-23) On June 4, 2002, at 2229 CDT, a Beech BE-100-A100 airplane, N799DD, s/n B-102, registered to and operated by Mr. Christian e. finkbeiner, of Little Rock,… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 10, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54852. 406 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 406 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442537&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. 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