Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Tampa Intl Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Tampa, Florida 33614
Wednesday, February 15, 2006 15:10 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The solo airline transport pilot was conducting a VFR positioning flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, in a twin-engine, turboprop airplane. While on approach to the destination airport, the pilot moved the landing gear control selector to the down position, and he saw a red annunciator warning light, indicting that the right main landing gear was not safe for landing. The pilot then discontinued the approach, and referred to the emergency and abnormal procedures section of the checklist, but noted that he was unable to find any clear direction that pertained to his specific condition. Additionally, he contacted maintenance personnel to request technical assistance, but the technician was unable to offer any additional assistance. The pilot retracted and extended the landing gear three times, but the right main landing gear red annunciator warning light remained on each time. The pilot flew by the local control tower so air traffic control tower personnel, along with maintenance technicians could inspect the landing gear prior to landing. At the completion of the fly by, the pilot was advised that the right main landing gear appeared to be down, and the airplane was cleared to land. After landing, as the airplane's ground roll slowed, the right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing struck the surface of the runway and sustained substantial damage. A postaccident inspection revealed no preaccident mechanical anomalies. The right main landing gear actuator and the right main landing gear downlock switch were removed for additional testing and evaluation, and both functioned properly, with no mechanical anomalies noted. The airplane flight manual, abnormal procedures section, does give instructions for an alternate method of lowering the landing gear by pumping it down by hand until it reaches a locked position, or until maximum system pressure is reached if the down lock light does not illuminate. The pilot did not follow these procedures.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The collapse of the right main landing gear for an undetermined reason during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with the runway. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the published emergency/abnormal procedures.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/15/2006 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1510 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Tampa |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 33614 |
| Event Date Year | 2006 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 275832N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0823159W |
| Event Location Airport | TAMPA INTL |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | TPA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 26 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1453 Atlantic Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KTPA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 26 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | AST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 3300 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 22 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 6 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 130 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.27 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 22925 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA FSDO |
| NTSB Notification Date | Feb 15 2006 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 30 2008 4:08PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Tampa, Florida |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N12LE |
| NTSB Number | MIA06LA055 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Beech |
| Aircraft Model | C90A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | LJ-1751 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 10100 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 8 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Nov 1 2005 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 0 |
| Airframe Hours | 47 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Ulair Aviation, LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 100 Tampa Street, Suite 1925 |
| Aircraft Owner City | Tampa |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 33602 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | -- |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | -- |
| Operator Zip code | -- |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Positioning |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | KMIA |
| Departure City | Miami |
| Departure State | FL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1350 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | KTPA |
| Destination City | Tampa |
| Destination State | FL |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing - roll |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 27 2007 10:48AM |
| User who most recently changed record | STAM |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 18L |
| Runway Length | 8300 |
| Runway Width | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |