Baron 55/Cochise
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220; Flight Crew Total 19000; Flight Crew Type 30
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff
Aircraft
Initiated takeoff roll; reaching 70+ KTS noted vibration on left main gear. Retarded throttles; assumed tire failure. On deceleration left main gear collapsed. Aircraft listed heavily to left and departed runway and came to stop. Notified tower and secured aircraft.
BE-55 pilot reported his left main gear collapsed on the takeoff roll.