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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech T42A · Readington, NJ · June 10, 2003

Date: June 10, 2003 · 11:40 local
Place: Readington, NJ
Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N568P
Reported as: Beech T42A
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,477 total87 in this make and model142 in the last 90 days

N568PRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-2162 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental IO-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) The pilot stated that after about 30 minutes of flying, the left engine began to streak oil from the top cowl. The left engine oil pressure started to drop and the pilot decided to shut down the engine before any internal damage would occur. An emergency landing was made at Solberg airport (N51). The landing was uneventful, but after a short rolling distance the nose landing gear collapsed. As the aircraft was sliding on the nose and close to stopping, the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot further stated that he inadvertently moved the landing gear handle to the up position right after the landing and quickly returned the handle to the down position. At that time the nose gear collapsed and, shortly thereafter, the right main collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF FLYING, THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO STREAK OIL FROM THE TOP COWL. THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE BEFORE ANY INTERNAL DAMAGE WOULD OCCUR. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AT SOLBERG AIRPORT (N51). THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT AFTER A SHORT ROLLING DISTANCE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLIDING ON THE NOSE AND CLOSE TO STOPPING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION RIGHT AFTER THE LANDING AND QUICKLY RETURNED THE HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. AT THAT TIME THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED.

Other reports on N568P · 1

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