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| Date: | Monday 27 May 2024 |
| Time: | c. 11:58 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C23 Sundowner |
| Owner/operator: | DW Forensics LLC |
| Registration: | N6710L |
| MSN: | M-2248 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO), Denton, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mesquite Metro Airport, TX (KHQZ) |
| Denton Enterprise Airport, TX (KDTO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Beech C23 Sundowner, N6710L, suffered a left hand main gear collapse when landing on runway 18L at Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO), Denton, Texas.
The pilot was not injured.
The FAA reported that the aircraft caught a crosswind on landing and landed hard, damaging the gear.
METAR:
KDTO 271553Z 07009KT 10SM HZ CLR 33/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP123 T03330189
KDTO 271653Z 09013KT 10SM HZ CLR 35/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP126 T03500128
Sources:
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/landing-gear-fail-denton-enterprise/3551852/
FAA ASIAS
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6710L
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N6710L/history/20240527/1655Z/KHQZ/KDTO
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n6710l#3567e49d
https://s3.amazonaws.com/mfbimages/logbook/images/aircraft/id/271960/2021021616470081-70599_.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
DFD ARFF (Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting) units on scene at Denton Enterprise Airport with an aircraft that had a gear collapse upon landing. Thankfully the pilot is ok. @cityofdentontx @DentonScanner pic.twitter.com/Sp4M7HshZ2
— City of Denton Fire Department (@DentonFireDept) May 27, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2024 17:32 | ASN | Added |
| 27-May-2024 17:33 | ASN | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-May-2024 19:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-May-2024 16:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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