# Incident 19981208045839I: Beech C50, Guam, Guam, December 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1998, 09:15 local time
- Place: Guam, Guam
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PIVA
- Location: 13.4444° N, 144.7367° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guam, GU, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.4444&lon=144.7367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711FM-2004-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C50
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 900 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981208045839I

## Narrative

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

THE FAILURE OF THE GEAR TO EXTEND WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE ASSEMBLY AND SHOCK ABSORBER. THE PARTS WERE EXAMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER, MESSIER SERVICES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LINK, PN 200918217 HAD HEAVY CORROSION PITTING IN THE BUSHING BORES. THE CHOCK ABSORBER HAD CORROSION ON THE PISTON PN 200920630 ON THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER AND ADJACENT TO THE SPHERICAL BEARING BORE AROUND 360 DEGREES.

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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