19950121002029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-B · Peachtree City, GA · January 21, 1995

Date: January 21, 1995 · 14:30 local
Place: Peachtree City, GA
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N346UD
Reported as: Gulstm 500B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total600 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N346UDRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 1539-193 · Built 1965 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B Engine modelLycoming IO-540-E1A5Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: last annual 10-19-94. Mr. William r. ellison pilot cert#1805828 approached runway 31 at Falcon field, Peachtree City, GA. Normal approach made VFR, normal crosswind landing made touchdown on the numbers. After approx. 4-5 seconds aircraft tilted slightly to left, (possibly wind gust), the main gear collapsed, nose gear did not. Aircraft skidded approx. 500 feet on runway. Aircraft is used by business for aerial surveying. Damage appears to be skin damage, one antenna and two tires. Aircraft is being repaired by steven's aviation of Peachtree City, GA. Which is a FAA certified repair station. Repair station found check valve in system malfunctioning, low pressure in accumulator. Repaired and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: LAST ANNUAL 10-19-94. MR. WILLIAM R. ELLISON PILOT CERT#1805828 APPROACHED RUNWAY 31 AT FALCON FIELD, PEACHTREE CITY, GA. NORMAL APPROACH MADE VFR, NORMAL CROSSWIND LANDING MADE TOUCHDOWN ON THE NUMBERS. AFTER APPROX. 4-5 SECONDS AIRCRAFT TILTED SLIGHTLY TO LEFT, (POSSIBLY WIND GUST), THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, NOSE GEAR DID NOT. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROX. 500 FEET ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IS USED BY BUSINESS FOR AERIAL SURVEYING. DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE SKIN DAMAGE, ONE ANTENNA AND TWO TIRES. AIRCRAFT IS BEING REPAIRED BY STEVEN'S AVIATION OF PEACHTREE CITY, GA. WHICH IS A FAA CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION. REPAIR STATION FOUND CHECK VALVE IN SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING, LOW PRESSURE IN ACCUMULATOR. REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.