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.
Other Beechcraft BE-90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2005 | Beechcraft BE-90 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Mar 2007 | Beechcraft BE-90 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Dennis B. Taylor | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1994 | Beechcraft BE-90 | France | Charles Kuykendall | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft BE-90 | Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | Stevens Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1984 | Beechcraft BE-90 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2001 | Cameron Balloons N-210 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2001 | North American SNJ-5 | Raton, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 2001 | Cessna 172F | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | Eastern New Mexico Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172N | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2001 | 1977 Colfer-Chan STEEN SKYBOLT | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |