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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Lufkin, TX · June 1, 2003

Date: June 1, 2003 · 16:30 local
Place: Lufkin, TX
Airport: Angelina County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3096T
Reported as: Beech F33A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total700 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N3096TRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1208 · Built 1988 Airframe modelBeech F33A 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) Gear collapsed after landing on runway 25 at the lfk airport-no injuries to either of the two occupants and only incident damage to the aircraft. Pilot said elec system slowly failed on this one hour local test flight following replacement of the aircraft alternator. Pilot said he cranked the gear down until he felt resistance, but the nose gear and right main collapsed after landing. Left gear remained extended. Incident damage to nose doors and right gear doors. Ground strike damage to propeller and sudden stoppage damage to engine. Cause of the electrical problem will be determined when the aircraft is repaired.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT THE LFK AIRPORT-NO INJURIES TO EITHER OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS AND ONLY INCIDENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT SAID ELEC SYSTEM SLOWLY FAILED ON THIS ONE HOUR LOCAL TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT ALTERNATOR. PILOT SAID HE CRANKED THE GEAR DOWN UNTIL HE FELT RESISTANCE, BUT THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. LEFT GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED. INCIDENT DAMAGE TO NOSE DOORS AND RIGHT GEAR DOORS. GROUND STRIKE DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE DAMAGE TO ENGINE. CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WILL BE DETERMINED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS REPAIRED.