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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr LANCAIR 320 · Bend, OR · August 31, 2000

Date: August 31, 2000 · 16:10 local
Place: Bend, OR
Airport: Bend Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6BQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA00LA174
Reported as: Amtr LANCAIR320

N6BQRegistered now · Beard Bradley A LANCAIR 320S/N 348-320-57-5P · Built 1998 Airframe modelBeard Bradley A LANCAIR 320 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) A Lancair 320, N6BQ, piloted by private pilot bradley a. beard made a normal approach to landing on runway 34 at Bend, OR. (Flight shop, the FBO at Bend, reported the winds as out of the north 10-15 knots). The aircraft made a hard landing on runway 34 and bounced. The pilot added power but the aircraft did not respond. The aicraft contacted the ground the second time 60 feet left of runway on a heading of 290 degrees. After contacting the ground, the aircraft slid approximately 181 feet before coming to a stop. The ground track course was approximately 340 degrees. Inspection of the wreckage revealed that all three landing gears had collapsed. The right gear trunion is protruding throgh the right wing. Additional damage to the aircraft wings, cowling and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A LANCAIR 320, N6BQ, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT BRADLEY A. BEARD MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT BEND, OR. (FLIGHT SHOP, THE FBO AT BEND, REPORTED THE WINDS AS OUT OF THE NORTH 10-15 KNOTS). THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT ADDED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND. THE AICRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND THE SECOND TIME 60 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY ON A HEADING OF 290 DEGREES. AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 181 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE GROUND TRACK COURSE WAS APPROXIMATELY 340 DEGREES. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEARS HAD COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT GEAR TRUNION IS PROTRUDING THROGH THE RIGHT WING. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WINGS, COWLING AND PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA00LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBend, ORThe pilot's failure to take adequate remedial action upon encountering aircraft control difficulties during landing. Factors included gusty wind conditions and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.Aug 31, 2000 · Substantial damage