# NTSB FTW04LA090: Beech BE-200, N30SE, Springdale, AR, March 5, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 4, 2004, 20:01 local (Mar 5, 2004, 02:01 UTC) - Place: Springdale, AR - Coordinates: 36.176387, -94.119163 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-94.1192&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 58860 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW04LA090 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58860/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA090 ## Probable cause The failure of the right main landing gear actuator clevis bolt for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - disconnected - miscellaneous,bolt/nut/fastener/clamp/spring - not engaged - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - runway light ## Analysis During the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off to the right side the runway, before colliding with multiple taxiway and runway lights. The 1,400-hour pilot reported that while on approach, the nose wheel position indication light was not illuminated when the landing gear position indication lights were tested. After conducting a low approach to the runway, the tower advised the pilot that all wheels appeared to be down. Subsequently, when the nose wheel landing gear touched down on the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing struck the ground. Inspection of the airplane revealed the clevis bolt was separated from the actuator rod on the right main landing gear assembly . ## Factual narrative On March 4, 2004, at 2001 central standard time, a Beech BE-200 twin-engine airplane, N30SE, was substantially damaged when the right main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll at the Springdale Municipal Airport (ASG), near Springdale, Arkansas. The commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by A & M Holdings LLC, of Stuttgart, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. The cross-country flight originated from the Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT), near Stuttgart, Arkansas, approximately 1920, destined for ASG. The 1,400-hour pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that after being cleared for the approach to runway 18 (5,302-feet wide by 75-feet wide asphalt runway), he extended the landing gear and checked the landing gear position indication lights for agreement. However, the nose wheel position indication light was not illuminated. The pilot contacted the ASG Air Traffic Control Tower and notified the controller of the problem. He performed a low approach to the runway, and the controller advised the pilot that all three wheels "appeared to be down." The pilot stated that while on downwind for the runway, he briefed his passenger about the situation. The pilot further stated that he used the emergency landing gear manual extension procedure to lower the wheels, but the nose wheel position indication light still did not illuminate. During final approach, the pilot "put the airplane in a nose high attitude." Upon landing, he "kept the nose wheel off as long he could." Subsequently, when the nose wheel landing gear touched down on the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane veered off to the right side the runway, colliding with multiple taxiway and runway lights. An examination of the airplane by an FAA certified airframe and powerplant mechanic revealed that the fuselage aft and below the right side co-pilot's window was damaged by impact with the taxiway lights. The inspection also revealed the clevis bolt was separated from the actuator rod on the right main landing gear assembly . A review of the airplane logbooks revealed the airplane completed its most recent phase three and phase four maintenance inspections on October 22, 2003. The logbook entry for these inspections stated that the "Aviadesign hydraulic landing gear 1,000-hour or 12-month inspection complied with." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N30SE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30SE), registered now, S/N BB313, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-200 - Registry model: [Beech 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (registry code 1152920) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: BB-313 - Airframe hours: 8900 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6-41 850 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: A & M Holdings - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, October 22, 2003, 95 hours before - Departed: SGT, Stuttgart Muni, AR - Destination: ASG - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ASG, Springdale Municipal Airport, runway 18, 5,302 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review February 1, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 1,400 total, 900 in this make and model, 1,400 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.55 inHg - Observed at: ASG ## 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 20040304010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040304010939A), Mar 4, 2004: Beech 200BEECH, Springdale, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 4, 2004, at 2000 central standard time, pilot in command of a BE-200-200, multi-engine airplane, N30SE attempted to land at Springdale airport,… ## Other investigations on N30SE (1) 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. - [NTSB NYC91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA068), Jan 30, 1991: Beech 200 (N30SE), Johnstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A SNOW BANK AND RUNWAY MARKER. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW… 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.