20021220033969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Bremerton, WA · December 20, 2002

Date: December 20, 2002 · 15:00 local
Place: Bremerton, WA
Airport: Bremerton National
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N340Z
Reported as: Beech M35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N340ZRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Beech M35S/N D-6486 · Built 1960 Airframe modelBeech M35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 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) Aircraft was on 1st flight after annual inspection for the purpose of bi-annual flight check. Aircraft departed vashon, island, WA. Aircraft enroute to Bremerton, WA. Pilot reported gear was selected down while on 45 to runway. Pilot reported that when gear was selected to the down position he heard a slight pop sound, pilot then stated that he verified he had a green light along with visual indication of the nose gear being in the down position. Pilot reported that the gear indication was verified three times prior to landing at which time the nose gear collapsed. I inspected the aircraft on 12/23/02 at the Bremerton airport, found the aft rod end for the retract rod assembly at the bellcrank on the landing gear actuator assembly. Suspect that the landing gear motor over ran the down limit switch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON 1ST FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT CHECK. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VASHON, ISLAND, WA. AIRCRAFT ENROUTE TO BREMERTON, WA. PILOT REPORTED GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN WHILE ON 45 TO RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION HE HEARD A SLIGHT POP SOUND, PILOT THEN STATED THAT HE VERIFIED HE HAD A GREEN LIGHT ALONG WITH VISUAL INDICATION OF THE NOSE GEAR BEING IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GEAR INDICATION WAS VERIFIED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO LANDING AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON 12/23/02 AT THE BREMERTON AIRPORT, FOUND THE AFT ROD END FOR THE RETRACT ROD ASSEMBLY AT THE BELLCRANK ON THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. SUSPECT THAT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR OVER RAN THE DOWN LIMIT SWITCH.