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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Paradise, CA · August 23, 1998

Date
August 23, 1998 · 09:45 local
Place
Paradise, CA
Airport
Paradise Skypark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9340Y
Reported as
Beech M35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total700 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated that prior to landing he selected gear down and a green lite indicated gear was down. After touchdown the right wing impacted the ground due to the right main landing gear failed to extend. Investigation revealed that the right main gear retract rod was bent. Investigation to continue for additional problems.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND A GREEN LITE INDICATED GEAR WAS DOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND DUE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ROD WAS BENT. INVESTIGATION TO CONTINUE FOR ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS.