Beechcraft BE-200 N528WG
12 October 2006 · Leonardtown, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 2006 at about 16:16 local time, a Beechcraft BE-200 registered N528WG, operated by Airtec Inc., was involved in an accident near Leonardtown, Maryland, United States. 2 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 16:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leonardtown, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- St. Mary's County Regional (2W6)
- Coordinates
- 38.3153, -76.5500
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-200
- Registration
- N528WG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Airtec Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Leonardtown → Leonardtown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07LA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The airplane manufacturer's inadequate landing gear downlock plate maintenance orientation information, and the disengaged main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
With all cockpit indications showing the landing gear was down and locked, the airplane touched down on the runway. Immediately after touchdown, the pilots heard the landing gear warning horn sound intermittently for several seconds, and then the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane veered to the right, exited the runway, and came to rest. A postcrash fire ensued, and the crew exited without injury. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the collapsed right main landing gear had penetrated the right main fuel tank and the majority of the right side of the fuselage had been consumed by fire. Examination of the left and right main landing gear assemblies revealed, that both downlock plates had been installed backwards, providing only a fraction of the design contact area between the plate and throat of the downlock hook. Examination of the manufacturer's component maintenance manual, which was used for the assembly and installation of the left and right main landing gear, revealed no guidance regarding downlock plate orientation during installation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2004 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Bay View, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 2004 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Dulles, Virginia, United States | Twin County Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2004 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2009 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Quito, Ecuador | Ecuadorian Army | Fatal | 7 |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Piqua, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Moulins, France | Aero Photo Europe | Fatal | 4 |
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