Beechcraft A200 N11

Summary

On 21 July 2008 at about 20:30 local time, a Beechcraft A200 registered N11, operated by Federal Aviation Administration, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake CIty, Utah, 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.

Date

21 July 2008 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake CIty, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Salt Lake City International (KSLC)

Coordinates

40.7883, -111.9778

Aircraft

Beechcraft A200

Registration

N11

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Federal Aviation Administration

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake CIty → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08GA239

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the landing gear motor (worn components) resulting in the partial collapse of the landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew not following emergency checklist procedures to attempt a manual gear extension.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The instructor pilot stated that after takeoff and while conducting flight maneuvers, he noticed an unsafe gear indication. The three green lights were extinguished; however, the red "gear transit" light was illuminated. The landing gear visually appeared to be down. The instructor pilot recycled the landing gear, which continued to fail to lock in the extended position. The pilot returned to the airport and executed a low approach over the runway where tower personnel advised them that the landing gear appeared to be down. The crew decided to attempt a landing with the unsafe landing gear indication. After touchdown, the main landing gear partially collapsed, while the nose gear remained extended. A previous incident similar to the accident occurred 14 weeks before. During that event, the flight crew manually extended the gear per the prescribed procedures and made a successful landing. During the accident event, the flight crew did not attempt to manually lower the landing gear as directed in the (checklist). Post accident inspection of the landing gear motor and relay system found that there were worn and chipped sprocket teeth, one of the sprocket shafts was not square with the gear, and at least one of the hanger bearings was worn.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.