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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500RKWELL · Ft Lauderdale, FL · February 14, 1995

Date: February 14, 1995 · 14:55 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8459C
Reported as: Gulstm 500RKWELL
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A2B
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total2,500 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N8459CRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Aero Commander 500S/N 816 · Built 1959 Airframe modelAero Commander 500 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 2/14/95 aero commander 500 N8459C landed on runway 9R at ft. Lauderdale international airport. During rollout, the rt. Main gear collapsed. Followed by the left main gear. The pilot in command, alexander blackwell, admitted that prior to landing he failed to check hydraulic pressure on the gear system, nor did he check the landing gear position indicators to ensure they were down and locked. The aircraft was placed on jacks and it was found that the right main gear switch was not working properly, in that when an unsafe gear condition existed, the warning horn did not sound. The switch was replaced and the system worked normally . As a precautionary measure both main gear actuators were replaced. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 2/14/95 AERO COMMANDER 500 N8459C LANDED ON RUNWAY 9R AT FT. LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING ROLLOUT, THE RT. MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ALEXANDER BLACKWELL, ADMITTED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING HE FAILED TO CHECK HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON THE GEAR SYSTEM, NOR DID HE CHECK THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATORS TO ENSURE THEY WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IN THAT WHEN AN UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION EXISTED, THE WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WORKED NORMALLY . AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BOTH MAIN GEAR ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^