The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; St. Louis, Missouri
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
https://registry.faa.gov/N405PT
Location: St Louis, MO
Accident Number: CEN20LA084
Date & Time: 02/06/2020, 1400 CST
Registration: N405PT
Aircraft: Beech 200
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Landing gear collapse
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On February 6, 2020, about 1400 central standard time, a Beech Super King Air B200, N405PT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near St. Louis, Missouri. The commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot stated that this was the first flight after a phase maintenance inspection was completed on the airplane. He had just picked the airplane up from the maintenance facility and intended to fly it to Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS), St. Louis, Missouri. Upon departure from North Little Rock Municipal Airport (ORK), North Little Rock, Arkansas, the pilot heard the main landing gear retract but the gear indication light remained red, indicating a gear in-transit status. The pilot reported that he had experienced this anomaly before and was not concerned.
During the approach to SUS, the pilot heard the main landing gear extend but did not receive three green landing gear indication lights. The pilot visually confirmed that the main landing gear were extended but could not see the nose landing gear. He requested a low pass in front of the air traffic control tower who confirmed all of the landing gear appeared to be down. The pilot went through the emergency landing gear extension procedure to manually extend the landing gear and felt resistance on the handle, consistent with the landing gear being extended. The pilot stated that at this point he believed that there was a wiring issue with the landing gear indicator light.
The pilot explained that he attempted to slow the airplane down as much as possible before touching down and the landing seemed normal until the airplane veered hard to the left. He tried to correct with right rudder input, but it had no effect, so he used right brake to steer the airplane back to the right. The airplane turned hard right, exited the runway, and the airplane slid left wing first into the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage structure.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector (ASI) who responded to the accident, the airplane came to rest with all three landing gear collapsed. The landing gear handle was in the "DOWN" position. There were skid marks and propeller strike indications on the runway leading to the point that the airplane left the pavement; consistent with the nose landing gear collapsed prior to departing the runway surface. The FAA ASI reported that the nose landing gear upper drag brace, the nose landing gear actuator, and the nose landing gear steering links were all fractured during the accident sequence. The damage to the nose landing gear assembly precluded further texting and investigators were not able to determine which component failed first.
Pilot Information
Certificate: Commercial
Age: 70, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 09/03/2019
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 10/11/2019
Flight Time: 4075 hours (Total, all aircraft), 1325 hours (Total, this make and model), 3953 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 20 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Beech
Registration: N405PT
Model/Series: 200 B200
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1981
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: BB-930
Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle
Seats: 10
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 02/05/2020, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 12500 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 2 Turbo Prop
Airframe Total Time: 4065.7 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney
ELT:
Engine Model/Series: PT6A-42
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 850 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KSUS, 462 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 15 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1354 UTC
Direction from Accident Site: 248°
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 1200 ft agl
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 8 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:
Wind Direction: 350°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:
Altimeter Setting: 29.71 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: -2°C / -5°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: North Little Rock, AR (ORK)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Destination: St Louis, MO (SUS)
Type of Clearance: IFR
Departure Time: 1300 CST
Type of Airspace: Class B
Airport Information
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis (SUS)
Runway Surface Type: Concrete
Airport Elevation: 463 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used:26L
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 7485 ft / 150 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Traffic Pattern
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 38.750000, -90.360000 (est)
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