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July 12, 2007 · Beech 58 · N820GW

Northway, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 12, 2007
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (4 uninjured)
Location
Northway, AK
Aircraft
Beech 58
Tail Number
N820GW
Operator
Glenn R Carwelll
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC07LA066

The airline transport pilot was landing a twin-engine retractable wheel airplane on a gravel-covered runway while on a cross-country personal flight. He said that after an uneventful touchdown, the right main landing gear collapsed, followed by the left main landing gear, and finally the nose landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. A postaccident inspection of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector disclosed a fractured rod end assembly, which was part of the landing gear extension and retraction system. The FAA inspector noted that he was unable to determine whether the fractured rod end assembly was a factor in the landing gear collapse, or if the rod end fractured as a result of the landing gear collapse.

NTSB Probable Cause

The collapse of the landing gear during the landing roll for an undetermined reason.

Full Narrative

On July 12, 2007, about 1253 Alaska daylight time, a twin-engine Beech Baron 58 airplane, N820GW, sustained substantial damage when the landing gear collapsed after landing at the Northway Airport, Northway, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airline transport certificated pilot and the three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight departed the Whitehorse Airport, Whitehorse, Canada, about 1045. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on July 12, the pilot reported that after an uneventful touchdown on the gravel-covered runway, the right main landing gear collapsed, followed by the left main landing gear, and finally the nose landing gear. The pilot reported that there were no known problems with the landing gear prior to the accident. Airport maintenance personnel removed the accident airplane from Runway 23, and transported it to a parking area. During a telephone conversation with the NTSB IIC on July 13, the Northway Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Service Station (FSS) specialist on duty at the time of the accident reported that the landing gear on the accident airplane appeared to be extended during the final landing approach. On July 13, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector, Fairbanks Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), examined the accident airplane, and subsequently discovered a fractured rod end assembly associated with the landing gear extension and retraction system. The inspector reported that he was unable to positively determine whether the fractured rod end assembly was a factor in the landing gear collapse, or if the rod end fractured as the gear collapse. The FAA inspector reported structural damage to the accident airplane's fuselage and wings.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time12:53 AKDT
Nearest AirportNORTHWAY (0nm)
Runway23
Runway Length5100 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Flight Plan ActivatedYes
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBeech 58
Tail NumberN820GW
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorGlenn R Carwelll
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520 · Reciprocating · 285
Seats6

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (4 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured4
Total4
Crew 1Age 63 · First Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 15000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point66 F / 43 C
Altimeter29.81 inHg
Observation Time15:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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