- Date
- March 7, 1984, 20:16 local (Mar 8, 1984, 02:16 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N888BBeech BE-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21163
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft veered rt on touchdown. Heavy braking and differential pwr used to maintain directional control. Both rt side tires and the left outboard tire blew during rollout. Plt stated left main gear unsafe light illuminated during rollout. After engines were secured pax & crew evacuated acft. A pax stepped on airstep door to enter acft and rt main gear collapsed. Investigation revealed main gear cockpit lights were wired backwards, thus the false unsafe warning on left gear. Rt wheel inboard brake was binding when 100 PSI test pressure was released. Both brake plate assemblies showed evidence of heat. Disassembly of wheel ass'y revealed piston bores had been sanded down to point where 16 rms finish was removed. Both shuttle valve 'o' rings showed deterioration. Hydraulic fluid was of higher than normal viscosity and contained high concentrations of chromiun, aluminum and nickel. Brake ass'y were overhauled units installed 1832 hrs prior to incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N888B
- Reported as
- Beech BE-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BB-200
- Airframe hours
- 2,585
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-41, 850 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- State Of Texas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 1, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- JC · San Jose, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FTW · Meacham, runway 16L, 7,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,900 total · 200 in this make and model · 7,700 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW