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FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-3 · Bullhead City, AZ · June 3, 2000

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Date
June 3, 2000 · 08:54 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Laughlin/Bullhead Internation
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GJRA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N50KA
Reported as
Dhav DHC3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,100 total2,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N50KARegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-3S/N 221 · Built 1956Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-3Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)On departure from ifp airport, pilot raised landing gear on amphibious floats and heard a "pop" noise. Aircraft had an unsafe landing gear indication. Pilot in the traffic pattern and extended the landing gear. Landing gear indicated an unsafe condition. Pilot made a pass by the tower for the tower to observe the landing gear. The tower noted no abnormal landing gear position. The pilot landed the airplane and on landing, the left landing gear strut collapsed with minor damage to the amphibious float. The aircraft departed the runway on landing. Additional damage to the float was caused when the aircraft was removed from the runway area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON DEPARTURE FROM IFP AIRPORT, PILOT RAISED LANDING GEAR ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS AND HEARD A "POP" NOISE. AIRCRAFT HAD AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. PILOT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. LANDING GEAR INDICATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION. PILOT MADE A PASS BY THE TOWER FOR THE TOWER TO OBSERVE THE LANDING GEAR. THE TOWER NOTED NO ABNORMAL LANDING GEAR POSITION. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE AND ON LANDING, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE FLOAT WAS CAUSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AREA.