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FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Dayton, OH · March 24, 1997

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Date
March 24, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place
Dayton, OH
Airport
Moraine Air Park Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8315D
Reported as
Beech J35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,500 total3,000 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N8315DRegistered now · Beech J35S/N D-5462 · Built 1958Airframe modelBeech J35Engine 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: upon landing rollout landing gear collapsed while aircraft was still on the runway. This happened during a 14 CFR part 91 pleasure flight in VMC conditions. Do to a safety system built into the design of the aircraft which if working properly should prohibit the landing gear from retracting while still on the ground. privacy data omitted Airmen states that he did not inadvertently retract gear while reaching for the flap switch. It has not been determined as to whether the squat switch was out of adjustment or if struts were over serviced.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UPON LANDING ROLLOUT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY. THIS HAPPENED DURING A 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT IN VMC CONDITIONS. DO TO A SAFETY SYSTEM BUILT INTO THE DESIGN OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH IF WORKING PROPERLY SHOULD PROHIBIT THE LANDING GEAR FROM RETRACTING WHILE STILL ON THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRMEN STATES THAT HE DID NOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACT GEAR WHILE REACHING FOR THE FLAP SWITCH. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS TO WHETHER THE SQUAT SWITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT OR IF STRUTS WERE OVER SERVICED.