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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Charlottesville, VA · June 5, 1997

Date: June 5, 1997 · 15:30 local
Place: Charlottesville, VA
Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2050N
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total50 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N2050NRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1429 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine 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 5, 1997, upon landing at Charlottesville, albermarle airport, Virginia, a noise was heard by the pilot in command. The pilot made a go-around, reported that he cycled the landing gear, and made a successful landing. Inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to all three propeller blades, inboard portion of the flaps, passenger step, and antennas. The investigation revealed a defective nose landing gear door extension/retraction linkage. Further tests of the landing gear warning system, extension and retraction system were satisfactory. The landing gear warning horn was checked for proper operation, and no defects were found. privacy data omitted Mr. Oswald has passed a reexamination flight test. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 5, 1997, UPON LANDING AT CHARLOTTESVILLE, ALBERMARLE AIRPORT, VIRGINIA, A NOISE WAS HEARD BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. THE PILOT MADE A GO-AROUND, REPORTED THAT HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES, INBOARD PORTION OF THE FLAPS, PASSENGER STEP, AND ANTENNAS. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A DEFECTIVE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR EXTENSION/RETRACTION LINKAGE. FURTHER TESTS OF THE LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM, EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM WERE SATISFACTORY. THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION, AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MR. OSWALD HAS PASSED A REEXAMINATION FLIGHT TEST. INCIDENT CLOSED.