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FAA incident report · Beech N35 · West Palm Beac, FL · December 9, 2007

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Date
December 9, 2007 · 12:00 local
Place
West Palm Beac, FL
Airport
Palm Beach County Park
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N856B
Reported as
Beech N35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
477 total236 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N856BRegistered now · Beech N35S/N D-6778 · Built 1961Airframe modelBeech N35Engine modelContinental I0-470 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) Right gear collapsed during the rollout after landing. The pilot made three passes at the lantana airport for personnel on the ground to observe if his landing gear was fully down. The personnel on the ground advised the pilot the gear appeared down and locked. The pilot additionally used the hand crank to insure full extension of the landing gear. The pilot landed on the grass next to runway 9, during the rollout the right gear collapsed. There was minor damage to the right gear door and right flap.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING. THE PILOT MADE THREE PASSES AT THE LANTANA AIRPORT FOR PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND TO OBSERVE IF HIS LANDING GEAR WAS FULLY DOWN. THE PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND ADVISED THE PILOT THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT ADDITIONALLY USED THE HAND CRANK TO INSURE FULL EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE GRASS NEXT TO RUNWAY 9, DURING THE ROLLOUT THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR AND RIGHT FLAP.