ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285844
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| Date: | Thursday 17 July 2008 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A80 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Western Air Express Inc |
| Registration: | N6AQ |
| MSN: | LD-214 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9429 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Midland, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Midland International Air and Space Port, TX (MAF/KMAF) |
| ALPINE, TX (E38) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The failure of the landing gear retraction/extension mechanism due to it being jammed by displaced sound proofing material.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW08CA194
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 15:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Nov-2022 05:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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