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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Grand Junction, CO · June 24, 2000

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Date
June 24, 2000 · 13:24 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9418Q
Reported as
Beech A36
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
840 total789 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N9418QRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-307 · Built 1972Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 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)The pilot states that when he extended the landing gear for landing, the left main gear did not indicate down. He contacted the tower, who confirmed the left main gear did not extend. He then stated he performed the manual gear extension procedure. He stated the tower once again confirmed the left main landing gear was not down. The pilot stated he elected to land gear up. An A&P mechanic at timberline aviation in Grand Junction, CO stated the "left hand gear tube from the landing gearbox to the left gear was bent and cracked in the wheel well". He also said, "it appear's the left gear did not unlock and this caused the tube to bend and crack as it tried to extend the gear". He further stated the aircraft had been recently been repainted. He said he observed tape on the grease zerk fittings and covering placards from the last time the aircraft was painted. On review of the aircraft logbooks, it was found that some airworthiness directives associated with the lanidng gear were not complied within the required time. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATES THAT WHEN HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN. HE CONTACTED THE TOWER, WHO CONFIRMED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. HE THEN STATED HE PERFORMED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. HE STATED THE TOWER ONCE AGAIN CONFIRMED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT STATED HE ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP. AN A&P MECHANIC AT TIMBERLINE AVIATION IN GRAND JUNCTION, CO STATED THE "LEFT HAND GEAR TUBE FROM THE LANDING GEARBOX TO THE LEFT GEAR WAS BENT AND CRACKED IN THE WHEEL WELL". HE ALSO SAID, "IT APPEAR'S THE LEFT GEAR DID NOT UNLOCK AND THIS CAUSED THE TUBE TO BEND AND CRACK AS IT TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR". HE FURTHER STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RECENTLY BEEN REPAINTED. HE SAID HE OBSERVED TAPE ON THE GREASE ZERK FITTINGS AND COVERING PLACARDS FROM THE LAST TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS PAINTED. ON REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS, IT WAS FOUND THAT SOME AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LANIDNG GEAR WERE NOT COMPLIED WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^