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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B-60 · Wichita, KS · September 13, 2006

Date: September 13, 2006 · 12:40 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N242MF
Reported as: Beech B60
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO541*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,765 total2,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N242MFRegistered now · Beech B-60S/N P-465 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech B-60 Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 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) While on a visual approach to runway 19L at Wichita mid Continent airport the pilot was unable to extend the landing gear. The pilot stated that there was a "very loud bang" followed by a "moderate smoke smell" immediately after placing the landing gear handle in the down position. After two attempts to extend the landing gear manually the pilot stated that the green down and locked lights were illuminated on the nose and left main but not the right main. The pilot elected to land the aircraft on runway 14. After landing, the right main gear collapsed, the aircraft turned to the right approximately 180 degrees and came to rest approximately 130 feet off the right side of the runway in the grass. The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot who was the sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19L AT WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A "VERY LOUD BANG" FOLLOWED BY A "MODERATE SMOKE SMELL" IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN BUT NOT THE RIGHT MAIN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 14. AFTER LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.