- Date
- December 13, 1982, 12:22 local (18:22 UTC)
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6338TBeech B200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821213069709I
- Case key
- 70220
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon arrival over chicago, IL, the crew discovered that the landing gear would not extend. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to lower the gear, the crew elected to return to their home base airport and make a gear up landing. The landing was successful and there were no injuries. Investigation revealed that a locking nut had backed off a tapered pin at the inboard universal joint in the left main gear extension/retraction torque tube. This allowed the tapered pin to back out, disconnecting the torque tube from the gear drive motor. No evidence of factory torque stripping was found on the nut.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6338T
- Reported as
- Beech B200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BB 1042
- Airframe hours
- 222
- Engine
- P & W PT6A42, 850 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- La Barge, Inc.
- Registered owner
- La Barge, Inc.
- Departed
- SUS · Chesterfield, MO
- Destination
- CGX · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SUS · Spirit Of St. Louis, runway 25, 6,008 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,900 total · 600 in this make and model · 5,800 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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