No fatalities

Runway Undershoot During Landing Results in Left Main Gear Collapse (N125A)

Hillsboro, United States of AmericaLanding (descent or approach)

On September 17, 2011, a Beechcraft 90 King Air (registration N125A) operated by Ivan T. Brigman was involved in an aviation accident near Hillsboro, United States of America during landing or approach. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway undershoot. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A).

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-06-11Data APIEditorial standards
Aircraft registered N125A
Aircraft registered N125A. Photo: Aeroprints.com / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

During landing, an airplane touched down short of the runway, causing the left main landing gear to impact the runway edge and collapse. The aircraft departed the runway into a culvert, sustaining substantial left wing damage.

Incident Overview and Damage Assessment During the landing phase, the aircraft touched down short of the designated runway. The left main landing gear struck the edge of the runway and collapsed, causing the airplane to depart the runway and enter a culvert. The incident resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft's left wing. ## Official Findings The official investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point, which directly resulted in a runway undershoot. No additional details regarding the specific aircraft type, registration, operator, date, or location were provided in the source material.