Incident Overview
Date: Friday 11 October 1985
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 99
Owner/operator: Mall Airways
Registration Number: N336PL
Location: Albany, NY –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Beech Bear-99 N336PL aircraft experienced a landing gear collapse while landing on Runway 01 at Albany County Airport. Initial approach verification revealed only two green gear lights, with a non-full nose wheel. The aircraft circled approximately five miles southwest of the airport, burning off fuel. The pilot instructed passengers to enter a crash position as the main gear touched down. The aircraft’s airspeed slowed, and the nose cone touched down.A Beech Bear-99 N336PL aircraft experienced a landing gear collapse while landing on Runway 01 at Albany County Airport. Initial approach verification revealed only two green gear lights, with a non-full nose wheel. The aircraft circled approximately five miles southwest of the airport, burning off fuel. The pilot instructed passengers to enter a crash position as the main gear touched down. The aircraft’s airspeed slowed, and the nose cone touched down.
Description
A BEECH BE-99 N336PL EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 AT ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ON INITIAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION, ONLY TWO GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. A FLY BX THE TOWER VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE FLIGHT CIRCLED ABOUT FIVE MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT BURNING OFF FUEL. ON THE FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT INSTRUCTED THE PASSENGERS TO GET INTO A CRASH POSITION. AS THE MAIN GEEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRSPEED SLOWED THEN THE NOSE CONE TOUCHED DOWN. Probable Cause:
Primary Cause
Gear selector in the down position during approach.Gear selector in the down position during approach.Share on:
