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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D55 · Lynchburg, VA · March 4, 1987

Date
March 4, 1987 · 20:30 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Airport
Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73681
Reported as
Beech D55
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,285 total324 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed gear up when left main gear would not lock down. Actuating rod sheared due to installation of oversize tires

As the FAA filed it

LANDED GEAR UP WHEN LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. ACTUATING ROD SHEARED DUE TO INSTALLATION OF OVERSIZE TIRES

Other reports on N73681 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.