Beechcraft C90 N2030W

Summary

On 29 June 1987 at about 02:30 local time, a Beechcraft C90 registered N2030W, operated by Century Homes Development Co., was involved in an accident near Lakeport, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 June 1987 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeport, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lampson (102)

Coordinates

39.0391, -122.9296

Aircraft

Beechcraft C90

Registration

N2030W

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Century Homes Development Co.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Concord → Lakeport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA254

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS, WHEN ASKED DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, 'WHEN WAS THE GEAR PLACED DOWN? AND WHAT DID THE GEAR SAFE INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATE AT TOUCHDOWN? ALL THE PILOT WOULD STATE IS THAT HE FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST. THE CHECKLIST STATES GEAR SHOULD BE DOWN PRIOR TO 'WHEN LANDING ASSURED.' EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED ROTATIONAL SCORING ON THE PAINTED SURFACE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. FURTHER COMPONENT TEARDOWN AND EXAM REVEALED THAT THE SCREW HOUSING ASSEMBLY OF THE ACTUATOR WAS BENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.