20020601012979I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35A · Provo, UT · June 1, 2002

Date: June 1, 2002 · 10:15 local
Place: Provo, UT
Airport: Provo Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7516N
Reported as: Beech V35A
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 240 total40 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N7516NRegistered now · Beech V35AS/N D-8846 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech V35A Engine 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 he left spanish fork Utah to do touch and go landings at Provo Municipal Airport. He stated he put the gear and flaps down on downwind leg and everything appeared normal. He stated he rechecked the gear down on final, and once again all appeared normal. He said the landing was smooth and after about 80 yards on landing roll, the aircraft tilted to th e left and experienced a prop strike. Shortly thereafter, he states he experienced a full collapsed gear, skid landing. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the right and left main landing gear inner doors were heavily damaged, ground off. The aircraft appeared to slide on the MLG inner doors and the entry step. The damage pattern indicates the main landing gear was almost up or coming down when the aircraft touched the runway. There was no indication the landing gear malfunctioned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATES HE LEFT SPANISH FORK UTAH TO DO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT PROVO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. HE STATED HE PUT THE GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN ON DOWNWIND LEG AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. HE STATED HE RECHECKED THE GEAR DOWN ON FINAL, AND ONCE AGAIN ALL APPEARED NORMAL. HE SAID THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND AFTER ABOUT 80 YARDS ON LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT TILTED TO TH E LEFT AND EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE STATES HE EXPERIENCED A FULL COLLAPSED GEAR, SKID LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INNER DOORS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED, GROUND OFF. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO SLIDE ON THE MLG INNER DOORS AND THE ENTRY STEP. THE DAMAGE PATTERN INDICATES THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS ALMOST UP OR COMING DOWN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTIONED.