- Date
- April 19, 2006, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Billings, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N954EACessna 310R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20060419006259A
- Case key
- 63587
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Probable cause
Collapse of the right main landing gear during the landing roll for an undetermined reason.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, the approach to landing was normal, and she verified that the landing gear were down and locked. Following a normal touchdown, during the landing roll out, the right main gear collapsed. An FAA inspector examined the airplane and reported that the right aileron was damaged and required replacement. The reason for the collapse of the landing gear was not determined.
Factual narrative
On April 19, 2006, approximately 1000 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 310R, N954EA, sustained substantial damage when the right main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll on runway 28R at Billings Logan International Airport, Billings, Montana. The commercial pilot and the two passengers were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Exec Air Montana Inc. of Helena, Montana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 135 flight. The flight originated from Helena, approximately 0900.
According to the pilot, the approach to landing was normal, and she verified that all three landing gear were down and locked. Following a normal touch down, during the landing roll out, the right main gear collapsed. An FAA inspector examined the airplane and reported that the right aileron was damaged and required replacement. The reason for the collapse of the landing gear was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N954EA
- Reported as
- Cessna 310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R0661
- Engines
- Teledyne Continental IO-520-M, reciprocatingTeledyne Continental IO-520-M, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Exec Air Montana Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HLN · Helena, MT
- Destination
- BIL · Billings, MT
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- BIL · Billings Logan International, runway 28R
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
- 51
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2
- Flight hours
- 2,235 total · 468 in this make and model · 270 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.