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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Camarillo, CA · July 11, 2008

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Date
July 11, 2008 · 17:43 local
Place
Camarillo, CA
Airport
Camarillo
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8074M
Reported as
Beech F33A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total465 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N8074MRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2009 · Beech F33AS/N CE-1684 · Built 1992Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft N8074M touched down a Camarillo Airport with all three landing gears extended. During landing roll out on runway 26, the nose landing gear collapsed causing the airplane to pitch down on to the propeller, nose gear doors, and nose cowl. Camarillo operations officer found the airplane's gear handle in the up position. Propeller strikes on the runway indicate the the nose landing gear collapsed about 150 feet east of taxiway b with the aircraft coming to rest approximately 50 feet east of taxiway b. PIC stated in an interview on July 25th at the Camarillo Airport that he heard the landing gear horn just prior to the nose landing gear collapse. PIC also stated that his normal procedure was to raise the flaps on landing roll out. Photos of the airplane show the flaps extended, main landing gear doors opened, and right main landing gear unlocked and the aircraft at rest on the main gear and nose cowl. This particular airplane was not equipped with the optional landing gear safety system which incorporates two additional retract safety switches to prevent the gear from retracting on landing rollout. (Ref wiring diagram manual 32-31-02)

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N8074M TOUCHED DOWN A CAMARILLO AIRPORT WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEARS EXTENDED. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 26, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PITCH DOWN ON TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS, AND NOSE COWL. CAMARILLO OPERATIONS OFFICER FOUND THE AIRPLANE'S GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. PROPELLER STRIKES ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ABOUT 150 FEET EAST OF TAXIWAY B WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET EAST OF TAXIWAY B. PIC STATED IN AN INTERVIEW ON JULY 25TH AT THE CAMARILLO AIRPORT THAT HE HEARD THE LANDING GEAR HORN JUST PRIOR TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. PIC ALSO STATED THAT HIS NORMAL PROCEDURE WAS TO RAISE THE FLAPS ON LANDING ROLL OUT. PHOTOS OF THE AIRPLANE SHOW THE FLAPS EXTENDED, MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS OPENED, AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNLOCKED AND THE AIRCRAFT AT REST ON THE MAIN GEAR AND NOSE COWL. THIS PARTICULAR AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL LANDING GEAR SAFETY SYSTEM WHICH INCORPORATES TWO ADDITIONAL RETRACT SAFETY SWITCHES TO PREVENT THE GEAR FROM RETRACTING ON LANDING ROLLOUT. (REF WIRING DIAGRAM MANUAL 32-31-02)