# NTSB NYC86LA005: Beech BE-99, N336PL, Albany, NY, October 11, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 11, 1985, 10:43 local (14:43 UTC)
- Place: Albany, NY
- Coordinates: 42.700248, -73.759353 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7002&lon=-73.7594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30243/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA005

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, approach
  - landing gear,gear locking mechanism - inoperative (cause)
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - not engaged (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N336PL-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N U-35, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4-35
- Airframe hours: 23507
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19851011051529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011051529A), Oct 11, 1985: Beech 99, Albany, NY, Substantial damage. Crack in landing gear hydraulic system reducer fitting prevented normal or manual extension. Nose gear collapsed.

## Other investigations on N336PL (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC69A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0046), Oct 13, 1968: Beech B-99 (N336PL), Hazelton, PA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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