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FAA incident report · Beech 35-C33A · Phoenix, AZ · June 15, 1996

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Date
June 15, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N277K
Reported as
Beech 35C33A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total65 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N277KRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2016 · Beech 35-C33AS/N CE-89 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech 35-C33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 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 June 15, 1996, at APPROXIMATELY1030 MST, Mr. Gerald paller was pilot-in-command of Beech 35-C33A, N277K, when the landing gear collapsed during landing at Deer valley municipal airport, Phoenix, Arizona. The airplane sustained minor damage to the propeller, engine and undercarriage. There were no injuries to the properly certificated pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft. The pilot's intended destination for this pleasure flight was falcon field in mesa, Arizona. After takeoff, during gear retraction, the pilot experienced a landing gear indication. The landing gear motor circuit breaker either popped or was pulled by the pilot, who then elected to return to Deer valley airport. The pilot performed an emergency landing gear extension to the stop position. He executed a low approach past the tower cab, who radioed the landing gear appeared down. On touchdown on runway 7R, the landing gear collapsed. Investigation disclosed that the landing gear over-center linkage had failed. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 15, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY1030 MST, MR. GERALD PALLER WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF BEECH 35-C33A, N277K, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT DEER VALLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE AND UNDERCARRIAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PROPERLY CERTIFICATED PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT'S INTENDED DESTINATION FOR THIS PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS FALCON FIELD IN MESA, ARIZONA. AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING GEAR RETRACTION, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER EITHER POPPED OR WAS PULLED BY THE PILOT, WHO THEN ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEER VALLEY AIRPORT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION TO THE STOP POSITION. HE EXECUTED A LOW APPROACH PAST THE TOWER CAB, WHO RADIOED THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED DOWN. ON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 7R, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE LANDING GEAR OVER-CENTER LINKAGE HAD FAILED. INCIDENT CLOSED.