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FAA incident report · Beech D35 · Show Low, AZ · March 24, 2003

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Date
March 24, 2003 · 14:30 local
Place
Show Low, AZ
Airport
Show Low Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2994B
Reported as
Beech D35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,743 total56 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N2994BRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2018 · Beech D35S/N D-3632Airframe modelBeech D35

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was conducting "flight for life" blood delivery from goodyear, AZ. To Show Low, AZ. Upon arrival at the airport the pilot reported the winds were from 210 degrees at 20 knots. He elected to land on runway 21. The pilot stated: "I lowered the landing gear on downwind and gear down indications were normal which I verbally reported to my passenger. The touch down was smooth and on, or near the centerline of the runway. After about 50 yards of rollout the right main landing gear began to collapse, followed closely by the other two gear. The aircraft stopped on the left half of the runway." There were no witnesses to the incident at the airport. However, the airport manager documented the position and condition of the aircraft prior to it being removed from the runway. The photos Show the main landing gear partially extended (approx. one foot) with the aircraft resting on the inboard main landing gear doors. The nose gear doors are open but the gear is not extended below the fuselage. Damage to the aircraft indicates the landing gear was in the initial phase of extension at the time the aircraft contacted the ground upon landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING "FLIGHT FOR LIFE" BLOOD DELIVERY FROM GOODYEAR, AZ. TO SHOW LOW, AZ. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS WERE FROM 210 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21. THE PILOT STATED: "I LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR ON DOWNWIND AND GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WHICH I VERBALLY REPORTED TO MY PASSENGER. THE TOUCH DOWN WAS SMOOTH AND ON, OR NEAR THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER ABOUT 50 YARDS OF ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE OTHER TWO GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE LEFT HALF OF THE RUNWAY." THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT AT THE AIRPORT. HOWEVER, THE AIRPORT MANAGER DOCUMENTED THE POSITION AND CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IT BEING REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED (APPROX. ONE FOOT) WITH THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON THE INBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS ARE OPEN BUT THE GEAR IS NOT EXTENDED BELOW THE FUSELAGE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE INITIAL PHASE OF EXTENSION AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND UPON LANDING.

Other reports on N2994B · 1

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