- Date
- November 6, 1987, 17:41 local (23:41 UTC)
- Place
- Gulfport, MS
- Injuries
- 12 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6724DBeech 99
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871106071329I
- Case key
- 32046
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Analysis
While on a part 135 scheduled domestic passenger flt during final apch, the nose landing gear failed to fully extend. The plt recycled the gear, but the gear failed to fully extend. He then attempted to lower the gear using the emergency method, again, with negative results. The aprch was continued and during touchdown, the complete gear collapsed. The acft then slid to a stop & the passengers were evacuated via the emergency exit. Post incident examination of the landing gear revealed that the rt main landing gear actuator end cap failed as a result of fatigue allowing hydraulic pressure and fluid to leak.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6724D
- Reported as
- Beech 99
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U215
- Airframe hours
- 9,336
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-36, 575 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Air New Orleans, doing business as Continental Express
- Registered owner
- Beech Acceptance Corp., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MSY · New Orleans, LA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi Regional, runway 31, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,900 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 320° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GPT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6724D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.