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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Sylvania, GA · September 4, 2003

Date: September 4, 2003 · 11:20 local
Place: Sylvania, GA
Airport: Plantation Arpk Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3300G
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,450 total55 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N3300GRegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-869 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) BE-58 Beech baron landed gear up on runway 23 at the Sylvania, GA, Plantation airpark (kjyl). Evidence indicates that the right propeller contacted the runway at the 1,000 foot marker. The aircraft was then pulled back into the air where the aircraft came back into contact approximately 750 feet further down the runway from the first prop marks. During the course of the second touch down, the landing gear was caught in transient (unlocked position) and collapsed as aircraft weight came down on the gear. The runway was dry, measuring 5,000 x 100 feet, well marked. Weather was VMC with reported conditions as wind 220/06 knots 10 sm visibility, few clouds at 2,500 feet, temperature 29 degrees c, dew point 24 degrees c. altimeter 29.98.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BE-58 BEECH BARON LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE SYLVANIA, GA, PLANTATION AIRPARK (KJYL). EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE RIGHT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AT THE 1,000 FOOT MARKER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN PULLED BACK INTO THE AIR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK INTO CONTACT APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY FROM THE FIRST PROP MARKS. DURING THE COURSE OF THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR WAS CAUGHT IN TRANSIENT (UNLOCKED POSITION) AND COLLAPSED AS AIRCRAFT WEIGHT CAME DOWN ON THE GEAR. THE RUNWAY WAS DRY, MEASURING 5,000 X 100 FEET, WELL MARKED. WEATHER WAS VMC WITH REPORTED CONDITIONS AS WIND 220/06 KNOTS 10 SM VISIBILITY, FEW CLOUDS AT 2,500 FEET, TEMPERATURE 29 DEGREES C, DEW POINT 24 DEGREES C. ALTIMETER 29.98.