What happened
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Narrative: on September 29,1997, a Beechcraft model BE65-90 was on a local training flight. On approach to land, the landing gear was extended, when the pilot noted the right main gear down light failed to illuminate, and an unsave gear light and warning horn were observed. The landing gear was cycled with the same results. An emergency gear extension was executed also with the same result. A fly by confirmed the right gear was not down and locked. However, it was extended approximately 80% of its normal travel. Pilot elected to land with gear extended. Upon touch down, the right gear collapsed resulting in damage to the right propeller and RH flaps. Minimal damage was observed in the wheel well area as a result of the gear acutator being forced from its mount. On inspection of the gear system, it was noted the right gear torque shaft had disconnected at the gear box coupler. The attaching hardware (an 3 bolt) and nut were not located during the initial investigation, however, a more extensive search is scheduled. On October 21, 1997, I conducted a search for the missing an 3 bolt. Upon removal of the necessary components for repair. The search failed to locate the hardware or showed evidence of shearing. RH gear actuator upon removal showed normal operation. Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 29,1997, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL BE65-90 WAS ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. ON APPROACH TO LAND, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, WHEN THE PILOT NOTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, AND AN UNSAVE GEAR LIGHT AND WARNING HORN WERE OBSERVED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS EXECUTED ALSO WITH THE SAME RESULT. A FLY BY CONFIRMED THE RIGHT GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. HOWEVER, IT WAS EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 80% OF ITS NORMAL TRAVEL. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH GEAR EXTENDED. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND RH FLAPS. MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA AS A RESULT OF THE GEAR ACUTATOR BEING FORCED FROM ITS MOUNT. ON INSPECTION OF THE GEAR SYSTEM, IT WAS NOTED THE RIGHT GEAR TORQUE SHAFT HAD DISCONNECTED AT THE GEAR BOX COUPLER. THE ATTACHING HARDWARE (AN 3 BOLT) AND NUT WERE NOT LOCATED DURING THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION, HOWEVER, A MORE EXTENSIVE SEARCH IS SCHEDULED. ON OCTOBER 21, 1997, I CONDUCTED A SEARCH FOR THE MISSING AN 3 BOLT. UPON REMOVAL OF THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FOR REPAIR. THE SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE THE HARDWARE OR SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SHEARING. RH GEAR ACTUATOR UPON REMOVAL SHOWED NORMAL OPERATION. INCIDENT CLOSED.
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