Beechcraft F90 N124BK
29 September 2010 · Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 September 2010 at about 01:40 local time, a Beechcraft F90 registered N124BK, operated by MTB Investments LLC, was involved in an incident near Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Idaho Falls Regional (KIDA)
- Coordinates
- 43.5136, -112.0708
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F90
- Registration
- N124BK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- MTB Investments LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- W. Yellowstone → Idaho Falss
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- WPR10IA482
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The partial retraction/collapse of the main landing gear during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he lowered the landing gear handle during a straight-in approach to a planned full-stop landing. Subsequently all three green "gear safe" lights illuminated, and the red "gear unsafe" light terminated its illumination. The pilot executed a normal landing touchdown on the main landing gear; however, during the landing roll the gear warning horn sounded, the red "gear unsafe" light illuminated, and the airplane began to settle toward the runway. The pilot then executed a go-around, during which the tail contacted the runway. The pilot continued the go-around, lowered the gear manually, and made an uneventful landing. A postaccident inspection revealed that for reasons that were unable to be determined, the weight of the airplane, which should have been carried by the over-center gear down locks, had been carried by the gear actuator system instead. This led to the tripping of the circuit breaker protecting the actuator electrical system, and ultimately to structural failures within the mechanical portion of the actuator system, which allowed the landing gear to partially retract.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2011 | Beechcraft F90 | Midland, Texas, United States | Quality Lease Air Services LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2009 | Beechcraft F90 | Egelsbach, Germany | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Dec 2012 | Beechcraft F90 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Grande Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2008 | Beechcraft F90 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Kreg Davis | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Beechcraft F90 | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | Terry J. Wallace | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2017 | Beechcraft F90 | Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2010 | Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150 | Lucile, Idaho, United States | Rio Hirai | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Cessna 188B | Blackfoot, Idaho, United States | Vector Disease Control Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2010 | Sutton AVID HAULER | Rigby, Idaho, United States | Scott D. Fisher | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2010 | Keller FK1 STOL | Dixie, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2010 | Hiller UH 12E | Kamiah, Idaho, United States | Valley Helicopter | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Jun 2010 | Kaman K-1200 | Donnelly, Idaho, United States | Woody Contracting Inc | Fatal | 1 |