Beechcraft 58 N225TA

Summary

On 14 March 2000 at about 22:20 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N225TA was involved in an incident near Memphis, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 March 2000 at 22:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Memphis International (MEM)

Coordinates

35.0308, -90.0105

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N225TA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft. Smith → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00IA104

Nobody was injured.

failure of the right main landing gear's dynamic brake relay, that resulted in the motor driving the gearbox past prescribed limits, resulting in a bent connecting rod, and failure of the gear to extend.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during the landing rollout the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane exited the runway. Company maintenance personnel examined the right gear and found that a dynamic brake relay, which provides a momentary surge of reverse current to the right main landing gear for positive stopping was defective. This defective part allowed the motor to drive the gearbox past prescribed limits, inducing a bend into the right main landing gear connecting rod. Once gear down was selected, the rod was placed under a compression load, which caused it to bend even further, and not extend the gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.