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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Islip, NY · July 4, 1996

Date: July 4, 1996 · 18:08 local
Place: Islip, NY
Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AOBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N369GA
Reported as: Beech C90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A21
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,175 total

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What happened

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

After departure (ack) flight crew reported gear unsafe light. Crew attempted to lower gear and were unable. Crew lowered gear manually. Crew noticed left main gear tire was 90 degree to rotation direction. Crew made power off landing at (isp) on rwy 28. Aircraft sustained minor damage to left inbd flap skin and fuselage aft of pressure bulk head, small hole in skin. Left prop had black mark on tip of one blade, major damage limited to left MLG strut. Investigation found upper scissors failed at attach bolt to lower strut scissors causing strut to attach bolt to lower strut scissors causing strut to become detached from MLG assembly. This cause lower strut to become detached upon landing. No previous history of left MLG problems. Failed part forwarded to Beech aircraft for determination of scissors failure.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTURE (ACK) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. CREW ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR AND WERE UNABLE. CREW LOWERED GEAR MANUALLY. CREW NOTICED LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE WAS 90 DEGREE TO ROTATION DIRECTION. CREW MADE POWER OFF LANDING AT (ISP) ON RWY 28. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT INBD FLAP SKIN AND FUSELAGE AFT OF PRESSURE BULK HEAD, SMALL HOLE IN SKIN. LEFT PROP HAD BLACK MARK ON TIP OF ONE BLADE, MAJOR DAMAGE LIMITED TO LEFT MLG STRUT. INVESTIGATION FOUND UPPER SCISSORS FAILED AT ATTACH BOLT TO LOWER STRUT SCISSORS CAUSING STRUT TO ATTACH BOLT TO LOWER STRUT SCISSORS CAUSING STRUT TO BECOME DETACHED FROM MLG ASSEMBLY. THIS CAUSE LOWER STRUT TO BECOME DETACHED UPON LANDING. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF LEFT MLG PROBLEMS. FAILED PART FORWARDED TO BEECH AIRCRAFT FOR DETERMINATION OF SCISSORS FAILURE.