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FAA incident report · Beech 35-B33 · Ponca City, OK · October 16, 1995

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Date
October 16, 1995 · 14:00 local
Place
Ponca City, OK
Airport
Ponca City Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1541Z
Reported as
Beech 35B33
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total40 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N1541ZRegistered now · Beech 35-B33S/N CD-421Airframe modelBeech 35-B33Engine modelContinental I0-470 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: landing gear collapsed on touchdown. Post crash inspection revealed no landing gear system malfunction or defect, other than damage incurred during the incident. The damage to the landing gear doors is consistent with the aircraft settling on the runway with the landing gear in transit. It appears that either the landing gear was extended too late or was inadvertently retracted by the pilot during the touchdown and before the squat switch became effective. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. POST CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED NO LANDING GEAR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT, OTHER THAN DAMAGE INCURRED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR DOORS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT. IT APPEARS THAT EITHER THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED TOO LATE OR WAS INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED BY THE PILOT DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AND BEFORE THE SQUAT SWITCH BECAME EFFECTIVE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.