- Date
- June 18, 1988, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- St. Louis, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4234ABeech D18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880618025459A
- Case key
- 34589
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Analysis
Arriving at his destination airport after a night 14 CFR 135 air taxi cargo flight, the main landing gear collapsed during roll-out causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Post accident investigation revealed a broken landing gear drag link, which caused the main gear collapse. The acft was a volpar tri-gear conversion of the Beech 18 using Garrett turboprop engines and with an increased maximum allowable gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4234A
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A-366
- Airframe hours
- 11,333
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331, 620 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Saber Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 2, 1988 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3WE · Weiss, runway 36, 3,030 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,755 total · 450 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUS, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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