“There was no crash landing. After a medevac Beechcraft BE20 departed from Van Nuys, the pilot reported that the landing gear may not have retracted,” FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said in an email. “The pilot returned to Van Nuys and landed without incident. After the plane had slowed during the landing roll, the gear collapsed. None of the five people on board was injured and there was minor damage to the plane.”
The aircraft is registered to Las Vegas – Lifeguard International Inc. a business that offers medical flight services.
The company did not return call seeking comment.
The King Air had just taken off for Las Vegas when the incident occurred, said airport spokeswoman Diana Sanchez.
The facility has two parallel runways, one 8,000 feet long and the other 4,000 feet.
The plane returned to the longest runway but veered off it during the landing roll out.
The shorter runway is not used at night because it does not have lights.
A crane was brought in and the plane was moved to an area near the control tower on the east side of the airport about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. The 8,000-foot runway reopened at 2 a.m.
The King Air was moved to a maintenance facility at the airport Wednesday morning.
The FAA is investigating the incident, Gregor said.
(culled from www.dailynews.com)
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