- Date
- October 11, 1985, 10:43 local (14:43 UTC)
- Place
- Albany, NY
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N336PLBeech BE-99
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851011051529A
- Case key
- 30243
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Analysis
A Beech BE-99 N336PL experienced a landing gear collapse while landing on runway 01 at Albany county airport and was substantially damaged. On initial approach to the airport the gear selector was put in the down position, only two green gear lights were illuminated. A fly bx the tower verified that the nose wheel was not fully extended. The flight circled about five miles southwest of the airport burning off fuel. On the final approach the pilot instructed the passengers to get into a crash position. As the main geear touched down the airspeed slowed then the nose cone touched down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N336PL
- Reported as
- Beech BE-99
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4-35
- Airframe hours
- 23,507
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-200, 550 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Mall Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1985 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- SYR · Syracuse, NY
- Destination
- ALB · Albany, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ALB · Albany Co, runway 10, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,580 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 1,150 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N336PL · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.