Beechcraft 65-A80 N6AQ
17 July 2008 · Midland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 July 2008 at about 14:00 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A80 registered N6AQ, operated by Western Air Express Inc, was involved in an accident near Midland, Texas, United States. One person was 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Midland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midland International (MAF)
- Coordinates
- 31.9425, -102.2019
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-A80
- Registration
- N6AQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Western Air Express Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Midland → Alpine
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08CA194
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the landing gear retraction/extension mechanism due to it being jammed by displaced sound proofing material.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot elected to return to the airport following the display of an unsafe landing gear light. Following a flyby and visual check by the airport's control tower, the pilot proceeded to land. During touchdown the main landing gear collapsed and the airplane's belly sustained structural damage. An examination of the landing gear revealed that the failure was due to sound proofing material being caught in the landing gear retraction/extension mechanism.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2008 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Titusville, Florida, United States | Titusville Drop Zone | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2008 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Pitt Meadows, Canada | Pacific Skydivers | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2007 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Wallkill, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2009 | Beechcraft 65-A90-1 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | Missionary Aviation Repair Center | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | DeKalb, Illinois, United States | Eagle Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2006 | Beechcraft 65-A90-1 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Dynamic Aviation Group, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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