Aviation Crash Map

Beechcraft BE-90-E90 N5NM

8 December 2001 · Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 December 2001 at about 06:15 local time, a Beechcraft BE-90-E90 registered N5NM was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 06:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport
Santa Rosa (Q58)
Coordinates
34.9342, -104.6342
Aircraft
Beechcraft BE-90-E90
Registration
N5NM
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Albuquerque → Santa Rosa
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night
NTSB number
FTW02LA056

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll which resulting in the collapse of all 3 landing gears.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot perceived a landing gear failure and reached for the landing gear handle to check it during the landing roll. The pilot reported that he inadvertently moved the gear selector handle resulting in the collapse of all three landing gears.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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