At 15:38 central time, a Beech 200 made a hard landing on runway 21 at Lee Fine Memorial Airport. Winds were 13 gusting to 31 at the time. The pilot aborted the landing and returned to Saint Louis, Mo., from which the flight originated. When he landed in St. Louis, the airplane veered off the runway and struck a VASI, then continued across a taxiway and stopped short of T-hangars. The pilot was uninjured. Part of the left main landing gear was found on runway 21 in Osage Beach.
October 25, Osage Beach, Mo. / Beech King Air
At 15:38 central time, a Beech 200 made a hard landing on runway 21 at Lee Fine Memorial Airport. Winds were 13 gusting to 31 at the time. The pilot aborted the landing and returned to Saint Louis, Mo., from which the flight originated. When he landed in St. Louis, the airplane veered off the runway and struck a VASI, then continued across a taxiway and stopped short of T-hangars. The pilot was uninjured. Part of the left main landing gear was found on runway 21 in Osage Beach. ...
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech 200 made a hard landing at Lee Fine Memorial Airport amidst strong winds (gusting to 31), losing part of its left main landing gear before the pilot aborted the landing.
- The aircraft returned to St. Louis, where it veered off the runway upon landing, struck a VASI, crossed a taxiway, and stopped short of T-hangars.
- The pilot was uninjured despite the multiple incidents.
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