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FAA incident report · Amtr BD-10 · Perryville, MO · November 6, 1998

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Date
November 6, 1998 · 15:53 local
Place
Perryville, MO
Airport
Perryville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7FF
Reported as
Amtr BD10
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total16 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N7FFRegistration cancelled Sep 19, 2006 · Everett Frank BD-10S/N 0002 · Built 1997Airframe modelEverett Frank BD-10Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-5)The r/h main landing gear retract/extend actuator failed internally during gear retraction shortly after take off which did not allow the r/h gear to fully retract in the up and locked position. The pilot communicated with personnel on the ground to confrim the unsafe gear indication and tried to ge the gear to go fully down and locked, but was unable get the gear to go over center and locked due to the drag on the landing gear. The pilot elected to land the aircraft with the l/h and nose landing gear in the up and locked position with the r/h landing gear hanging freely. The aircraft received only minor damage and no injuries occured with this incident. This actuator was sent to Mr. Gerard vanaaist manager of the actuator division of eaton, where it was torn down for examination. This tear down revealed that the actuator went into a "freewheel" mode because both of the set screws that hold the no-back spring inplace had backed out. These screws are located in the actuator internally and are installed at the factory at the time of actuator assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT/EXTEND ACTUATOR FAILED INTERNALLY DURING GEAR RETRACTION SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE R/H GEAR TO FULLY RETRACT IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND TO CONFRIM THE UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND TRIED TO GE THE GEAR TO GO FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT WAS UNABLE GET THE GEAR TO GO OVER CENTER AND LOCKED DUE TO THE DRAG ON THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE L/H AND NOSE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION WITH THE R/H LANDING GEAR HANGING FREELY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES OCCURED WITH THIS INCIDENT. THIS ACTUATOR WAS SENT TO MR. GERARD VANAAIST MANAGER OF THE ACTUATOR DIVISION OF EATON, WHERE IT WAS TORN DOWN FOR EXAMINATION. THIS TEAR DOWN REVEALED THAT THE ACTUATOR WENT INTO A "FREEWHEEL" MODE BECAUSE BOTH OF THE SET SCREWS THAT HOLD THE NO-BACK SPRING INPLACE HAD BACKED OUT. THESE SCREWS ARE LOCATED IN THE ACTUATOR INTERNALLY AND ARE INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY AT THE TIME OF ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY.

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