19971114046559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D95A · Winston Salem, NC · November 14, 1997

Date: November 14, 1997 · 11:17 local
Place: Winston Salem, NC
Airport: Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N189Q
Reported as: Beech D95A
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,500 total2,000 in this make and model

N189QRegistered now · Beech D95AS/N TD-628 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech D95A Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On November 14, 1997, on an instrument approach into int, the pilot selected gear down and did not receive a gear down indication. He aborted the approach, subsequently lowered the landing gear manually, and performed another instrument approach into init to a landing. During the landing, the right gear collapsed and the aircraft veered off the runway to the right side. The investigation revealed a bent push-pull rod that connected the electric gear motor to the right main gear. The rod was bent in such a way that the pilot would have received a gear down and locked indication after lowering the gear manually.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 14, 1997, ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO INT, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT RECEIVE A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. HE ABORTED THE APPROACH, SUBSEQUENTLY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY, AND PERFORMED ANOTHER INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO INIT TO A LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BENT PUSH-PULL ROD THAT CONNECTED THE ELECTRIC GEAR MOTOR TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE ROD WAS BENT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE PILOT WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION AFTER LOWERING THE GEAR MANUALLY.