Beechcraft 58 N820GW

Summary

On 12 July 2007 at about 20:53 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N820GW, operated by Glenn R. Carwelll, was involved in an accident near Northway, Alaska, United States. 4 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.

Date

12 July 2007 at 20:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Northway, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Northway (ORT)

Coordinates

62.9528, -141.9289

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N820GW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Glenn R. Carwelll

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Whitehorse Yt → Northway

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA066

Nobody was injured.

The collapse of the landing gear during the landing roll for an undetermined reason.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was landing a twin-engine retractable wheel airplane on a gravel-covered runway while on a cross-country personal flight. He said that after an uneventful touchdown, the right main landing gear collapsed, followed by the left main landing gear, and finally the nose landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. A postaccident inspection of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector disclosed a fractured rod end assembly, which was part of the landing gear extension and retraction system. The FAA inspector noted that he was unable to determine whether the fractured rod end assembly was a factor in the landing gear collapse, or if the rod end fractured as a result of the landing gear collapse.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.