Aviation accident WPR17LA056

Name: aviation accident: BEECH 99 near Billings (2017-01-19)
Start: 2017-01-19
Location: Billings, MT, USA

NONE · BEECH 99 · 2017-01-19 · Billings, MT, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR17LA056
Event ID: 20170119X81250
Type: Accident
Date: 2017-01-19
Location: Billings, MT, USA
Coordinates: 45.807777, -108.542778

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: BEECH
Model: 99
Registration: N326CA
FAR Part: 135
Engines: 2
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The fatigue failure of the left main landing gear (MLG) actuator piston rod, which prevented the hydraulic system from producing pressure to control the MLG’s position and led to the right MLG collapsing during landing.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown