- Date
- October 6, 1983, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Burlington, VT
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N96AVBeech C99
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831006072149I
- Case key
- 35435
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that after a smooth touchdown on the main gear, a loud bang was heard, accompanied with a gear unsafe horn. A go-around was made, & after completing emerg gear extension procedure the acft returned for landing. During landing the left gear folded. A company plt who was holding short at the apch end of the rwy stated he observed the acftgear hit the arresting cable during touchdown. However, the tower controller also observed the landing & stated that theacft touched down 700 ft beyond the threshold, a point 1/2 way between the threshold & arresting gear. The left gear gave way at touchdown & the plt opted to go around. The acft passed over the cable with the gear extended. Several passengers described the landing as hard. Exam of arresting gear system did not disclose any damage. The left main gear drag leg (P/N50-120202) connected to support (P/N50-120201) was separated. The support is retained to acft by rivets & four 1/4 inch bolts. The rivets were sheared & the four bolts were missing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96AV
- Reported as
- Beech C99
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U-201
- Airframe hours
- 968
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-36, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Air Vermont
- Registered owner
- Beech Acceptance Corp., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · October 1, 1983 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- JFK · Jamaica, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BTV · Burlington Intl, runway 33, 7,870 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,100 total · 400 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 16 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.