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FAA incident report · Gulstm 500 S · Baton Rouge, LA · September 21, 2006

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Date
September 21, 2006 · 17:53 local
Place
Baton Rouge, LA
Airport
Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N57266
Reported as
Gulstm 500S
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,819 total2,706 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days
N57266Registered now · Aero Commander 500 SS/N 3208 · Built 1974Airframe modelAero Commander 500 SEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On final approach for landing the pilot heard a transmission from an American eagle aircraft holding short for takeoff that one of his main landing gear wheels was not properly aligned for landing. Pilot executed a go around and confirmed visually that the left main landing gear wheel was positioned sideways instead of fore and aft. Pilot recycled the landing gear several times and attempted other inflight maneuvers to correct the gear position but without success. State maintenance facility was contacted to advise and to investigate other methods of getting the gear properly aligned. Pilot continued circling while state maintenance contacted the manufacturer for any other ideas. No new useful information was learned so after approximately one hour the pilot made a visual approach to runway 13 and touched down right of centerline. On touchdown, pilot applied full right rudder and right brake as the aircraft veered to the left. Aircraft came to a stop on runway centerline with the left main gear strut and the left main gear wheel remaining intact. Postflight inspection revealed a mechanical linkage which normally rotates the gear during retraction and extension was missing from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING THE PILOT HEARD A TRANSMISSION FROM AN AMERICAN EAGLE AIRCRAFT HOLDING SHORT FOR TAKEOFF THAT ONE OF HIS MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED FOR LANDING. PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND CONFIRMED VISUALLY THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WAS POSITIONED SIDEWAYS INSTEAD OF FORE AND AFT. PILOT RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND ATTEMPTED OTHER INFLIGHT MANEUVERS TO CORRECT THE GEAR POSITION BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. STATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY WAS CONTACTED TO ADVISE AND TO INVESTIGATE OTHER METHODS OF GETTING THE GEAR PROPERLY ALIGNED. PILOT CONTINUED CIRCLING WHILE STATE MAINTENANCE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANY OTHER IDEAS. NO NEW USEFUL INFORMATION WAS LEARNED SO AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR THE PILOT MADE A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 AND TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. ON TOUCHDOWN, PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL REMAINING INTACT. POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A MECHANICAL LINKAGE WHICH NORMALLY ROTATES THE GEAR DURING RETRACTION AND EXTENSION WAS MISSING FROM THE AIRCRAFT.