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FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Georgetown, TX · June 30, 2001

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Date
June 30, 2001 · 22:30 local
Place
Georgetown, TX
Airport
Georgetown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3739Z
Reported as
Beech 76
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
245 total25 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 30, 2001, a Beech aircraft N3739Z departed gtu at approximately 9:45 pm and returned to gtu at about 10:15 pm. The pilot put the gear handle down and only two green lights appeared, the right gear light did not illuminate. The pilot tested the light which was working, and recycled the gear however, only two green lights illuminated. A pilot on the ground was instructed to observe and verify the landing gear was in the down position. After three passes the pilot on the ground confirmed that the aircraft landing gear was down. The pilot landed the aircraft and the landing gear remained stable on the runway. As the pilot initiated a left turn to the gtu terminal the aircraft right main landing gear collapsed. A mechanic was notified and upon his initial inspection indicated that the right main landing gear actuator was broken at rod end attachment to main gear. Further damage was noted to right main gear drag brace which was broken at two locations. In addition, there were damage to the engine right prop and right wing control surfaces. No fire, no NMAC, and no damage to property.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2001, A BEECH AIRCRAFT N3739Z DEPARTED GTU AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45 PM AND RETURNED TO GTU AT ABOUT 10:15 PM. THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND ONLY TWO GREEN LIGHTS APPEARED, THE RIGHT GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT TESTED THE LIGHT WHICH WAS WORKING, AND RECYCLED THE GEAR HOWEVER, ONLY TWO GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. A PILOT ON THE GROUND WAS INSTRUCTED TO OBSERVE AND VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER THREE PASSES THE PILOT ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED STABLE ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO THE GTU TERMINAL THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. A MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND UPON HIS INITIAL INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS BROKEN AT ROD END ATTACHMENT TO MAIN GEAR. FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR DRAG BRACE WHICH WAS BROKEN AT TWO LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE RIGHT PROP AND RIGHT WING CONTROL SURFACES. NO FIRE, NO NMAC, AND NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.