Beech BE-200 incident near Fort Worth, Texas, March 8, 1984
On March 8, 1984 at about 2:16 am local time, a Beech BE-200, registered N888B, suffered minor damage in an incident near Fort Worth, Texas (Meacham airport). It was a public-use flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 7 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 8, 1984 · about 2:16 am local time
- Place
- Fort Worth, Texas · Meacham · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 7 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-200
- Registration
- N888B · registry record · serial BB-200
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Public-use flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT VEERED RT ON TOUCHDOWN. HEAVY BRAKING AND DIFFERENTIAL PWR USED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. BOTH RT SIDE TIRES AND THE LEFT OUTBOARD TIRE BLEW DURING ROLLOUT. PLT STATED LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING ROLLOUT. AFTER ENGINES WERE SECURED PAX & CREW EVACUATED ACFT. A PAX STEPPED ON AIRSTEP DOOR TO ENTER ACFT AND RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED MAIN GEAR COCKPIT LIGHTS WERE WIRED BACKWARDS, THUS THE FALSE UNSAFE WARNING ON LEFT GEAR. RT WHEEL INBOARD BRAKE WAS BINDING WHEN 100 PSI TEST PRESSURE WAS RELEASED. BOTH BRAKE PLATE ASSEMBLIES SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HEAT. DISASSEMBLY OF WHEEL ASS'Y REVEALED PISTON BORES HAD BEEN SANDED DOWN TO POINT WHERE 16 RMS FINISH WAS REMOVED. BOTH SHUTTLE VALVE 'O' RINGS SHOWED DETERIORATION. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS OF HIGHER THAN NORMAL VISCOSITY AND CONTAINED HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF CHROMIUN, ALUMINUM AND NICKEL. BRAKE ASS'Y WERE OVERHAULED UNITS INSTALLED 1832 HRS PRIOR TO INCIDENT.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, 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: 7,900 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 90 in the last 90 days; 7,700 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,585 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, March 1, 1984; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-41 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: JC San Jose CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 16L, 7,500 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Wind: from 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:26 am from FTW
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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