# Incident 19960427008779I: Beech F33A, Groton - New Lo, CT, April 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1996, 13:59 local time
- Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 600 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427008779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: N711SL REQUESTED A CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR AFTER ENTERING A LEFT BASE FOR R/W 33 AT GROTON, CT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXECUTE A LOW APPROACH FOR R/W 33. THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED TO THE TOWER. N711SL WAS CLEARED TO LAND R/W 33. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AND ROLLED OUT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE BEFORE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR COLLAPSE APPEARS TO BE A CORRODED UPLOCK BRACKET, P/N 35-815077-14. THE BRACKET JAMMED AGAINST THE GEAR WHEN IT WAS RETRACTED, BENDING THE RETRACT ROD, P/N 35-815125-602. THE BENT RETRACT ROD WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

## Other reports on N711SL (1)

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

- [Incident 20110218006529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110218006529I), Feb 18, 2011: Beech F33A (N711SL), Oakdale, LA, Minor damage. According to the statement provided to the btr FSDO by[privacy data omitted], he was distracted by "radio chatter" and forgot to put his landing gear down. He…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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