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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Lexington, NC · July 27, 2006

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Date
July 27, 2006 · 19:50 local
Place
Lexington, NC
Airport
Lexington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6032M
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
330 total175 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6032MRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-848 · Built 1979Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine 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) The pilot privacy data omitted stated that prior to deciding to land at the davidson county Lexington airport (exx), he had noticed that the engine oil temperature indicator was reading full scale high. He was not overly concerned however looking back admits that this did pose as a distraction. He said that on approach to runway 24, he verified that the landing gear was down and indicated 3 green. Additionally he recalls that he and his daughter recognized the sound of rushing air as is evidenced when the landing gear is extended. Just prior to touchdown the warning horn sounded and then the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft slid on the centerline of runway 24 approximately 600 feet before coming to rest. During inspection of the aircraft, there was no evidence to support that the landing gear collapsed. The main landing gear doors, tires, and brake calipers showed no signs of damage that would be consistent with a collapsed landing gear. The propeller, nose gear doors, belly skin, exhaust pipes, and inboard trailing edge flaps were damaged as a result of impact and sliding.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ STATED THAT PRIOR TO DECIDING TO LAND AT THE DAVIDSON COUNTY LEXINGTON AIRPORT (EXX), HE HAD NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WAS READING FULL SCALE HIGH. HE WAS NOT OVERLY CONCERNED HOWEVER LOOKING BACK ADMITS THAT THIS DID POSE AS A DISTRACTION. HE SAID THAT ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24, HE VERIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND INDICATED 3 GREEN. ADDITIONALLY HE RECALLS THAT HE AND HIS DAUGHTER RECOGNIZED THE SOUND OF RUSHING AIR AS IS EVIDENCED WHEN THE LANDING GEAR IS EXTENDED. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 24 APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST. DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS, TIRES, AND BRAKE CALIPERS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH A COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS, BELLY SKIN, EXHAUST PIPES, AND INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF IMPACT AND SLIDING.

Other reports on N6032M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19790818031999ILevel Off Touchdown · Macon, GAStudents aircraft bounced on landing. Touched down on nose wheel breaking it off at scissor.Aug 18, 1979 · Reported as Beech 3533 · Minor damage