NTSB NYC89LA103 — 1989-03-22 · JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, United States

Current FAA registration · N23605

Make / Model: BEECH A100
Year of manufacture: 1977 · 12 years old at event
Seats / Engines: 11 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19770818
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A22140

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N23605 Beech A100 None

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE DOWN LOCK PLATE, WHICH ALLOWED THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

Factual narrative

DURING A LANDING ROLL OUT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK PLATE WAS BROKEN, WHICH ALLOWED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE INTO THE WHEEL WELL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_NYC89LA103.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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