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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · San Diego, CA · February 8, 2004

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Date
February 8, 2004 · 01:52 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Brown Field Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1665W
Reported as
Beech A36
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total15 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N1665WRegistration cancelled Oct 12, 2024 · Beech A36S/N E-353 · Built 1972Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft diverted hermosillo, mx attempted to land in calexico, but nose gear would not fully extend. Aircraft diverted to Brown field, San Diego. As aircraft landed on runway 8L at Brown field, nose gear collapsed. Four occupants in aircraft were not injured. Aircraft sustained minor damage. Inspection through an access panel in the lower belly revealed a failed tie-rod end that attaches from the landing gear transmission to the ng retract mechanism.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DIVERTED HERMOSILLO, MX ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN CALEXICO, BUT NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BROWN FIELD, SAN DIEGO. AS AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 8L AT BROWN FIELD, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. FOUR OCCUPANTS IN AIRCRAFT WERE NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION THROUGH AN ACCESS PANEL IN THE LOWER BELLY REVEALED A FAILED TIE-ROD END THAT ATTACHES FROM THE LANDING GEAR TRANSMISSION TO THE NG RETRACT MECHANISM.