# Incident 19970929034699I: Beech 6590, Chesapeake, VA, September 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6656° N, 76.3207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESAPEAKE RGNL (CPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6656&lon=-76.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276VM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N276VM-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6590
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,515 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970929034699I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## Other reports on N276VM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19941106037439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941106037439A), Nov 6, 1994: Beech 6590 (N276VM), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Jumper collided with tail of aircraft on exiting. Chute draped over tail then was pulled off. Damaged empannage.
- [Accident 19831226064859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226064859A), Dec 26, 1983: Beech 65B90 (N276VM), Hayden, CO, Substantial damage. During instrument approach aircraft touched down halfway down runway and pilot attempted go around too late.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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