Accident Overview
On September 21, 2016, at approximately 1620 central daylight time, a Beech B100, registration N66804, was substantially damaged when the right main landing gear collapsed during landing at the Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) in Jackson, Tennessee. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the business flight that originated from Memphis International Airport (MEM) in Memphis, Tennessee. The airplane was registered to OIA Enterprises LLC and operated by a private individual under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
Pilot's Account
According to the pilot, the en route portion of the flight was uneventful. On the final approach leg of the traffic pattern for landing at MKL, he verified that the three green landing gear indicator lights were illuminated and all instruments were indicating normal. The pilot stated that the airplane landed "firmly," and the right wing dropped down far enough that the right engine propeller blades contacted the runway. The pilot then pulled back on the control yoke, and the airplane became airborne again momentarily before settling back down on the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway, struck a runway sign, and contacted a weather antenna.
Witness Observations
Witnesses reported that they watched the airplane land hard on the runway, then fly back up into the air and land hard again. The right landing gear folded up under the airplane, and the airplane slid off the right side of the runway.
Post-Accident Examination
Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the airplane was resting on its right wing against the airport's weather service antenna. The right landing gear was inside the wheel well, and the left engine was hanging loose from its motor mounts. After the airplane was raised, the inspector noted that the right main landing gear actuator was fractured in half.