Beech C90 accident near Temple, Texas, April 10, 2025
On April 10, 2025 at about 8:45 pm local time, a 1984 Beech C90, registered N923CR, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Temple, Texas (Draughon-Miller Central Texas airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The failure of the left main landing gear down lock to engage and subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 10, 2025 · about 8:45 pm local time
- Place
- Temple, Texas · Draughon-Miller Central Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C90, built 1984 · all C90s on the register
- Registration
- N923CR · registry record · serial LJ-1074
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane was being positioned to its home base after it had undergone routine landing gear maintenance and inspection. During the approach to the airport, the pilot noticed that the left main landing gear (MLG) was not down and locked in position for landing. The pilot made multiple attempts to extend the gear and verify a down-and-locked indication without success. After executing the emergency gear extension checklist, the pilot made a low pass at the airport, and personnel on the ground advised over the common traffic advisory frequency that the landing gear appeared to be extended. The pilot prepared for a landing based on this information despite the continued unsafe gear warning annunciation. During the landing, the touchdown was normal, and the airplane slowed normally. After taxiing clear of the runway, the pilot stopped the airplane to complete post-landing checklist items when the left MLG collapsed. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Postaccident examination of the left MLG revealed that the left MLG down lock hook was not properly engaged during the landing.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Main landing gear › Malfunction
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 27,000 hours in all; 1,550 in this make and model
- Last flight review: March 10, 2025
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,902.6 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 7, 2025
- Maximum gross weight: 10,545 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Pratt And Whitney PT6A-135A (turboprop); 175 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt And Whitney PT6A-135A (turboprop); 175 hours total
- Operator: Wc&R LLC
The flight
- Departed from: GTU Georgetown TX at 8:20 pm
- Destination: TPL Temple TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16/3, 7,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.10 inHg
- Observation at 3:51 pm from KTPL
Weather report (METAR): KTPL 102051Z AUTO VRB05KT CLR 31/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP183 T03060122 56017 PWINO RVRNO $,M
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
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Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
4 documents, released by the NTSB on September 5, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record A�� Examination Summary | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Investigation Photographs | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 4 | Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
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