# Accident 20060627013649A: Beech 76, El Cajon, CA, June 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2006, 11:15 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8325° N, 116.9764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8325&lon=-116.9764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6720T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6720T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060627013649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JUNE 27, 2006, N6720T, A BEECH BE-76 AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 27 RIGHT, GILLESPIE FIELD EL CAJON. DURING ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT M/L/G "A" FRAME TUBE FAILED AT THE LUBRICATION PORT. AD 97-06-10 HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH ON SCHEDULE. M OR D REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX06CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA217), Jun 27, 2006: Beech 76 (N6720T), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the "A" frame tube, which caused the left main landing gear to collapse.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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