What happened
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(-23) On March 3, 2009, at 1100 MST, N23845, a Beechcraft BE-23, sustained minor damage when it landed hard at the Santa Fe, NM municipal airport. The aircraft was flown by the owner, a student pilot, who was taking a practical test for a private pilot certificate. After the hard landing control of the aircraft was taken by the designated pilot examiner who got the airplane airborne. It was reported by the air traffic control tower that the airplane lost its left main landing gear during the hard landing and subsequent bounce and go around. The airplane's flaps were struck by the departing landing gear and were stuck in the full down position. The crew flew the airplane in the traffic pattern while airport personnel removed debris from the runway and emergency personnel arrived at the airport. The airplane was landed successfully by the pilot examiner with no further damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 3, 2009, AT 1100 MST, N23845, A BEECHCRAFT BE-23, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED HARD AT THE SANTA FE, NM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY THE OWNER, A STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS TAKING A PRACTICAL TEST FOR A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. AFTER THE HARD LANDING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN BY THE DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER WHO GOT THE AIRPLANE AIRBORNE. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER THAT THE AIRPLANE LOST ITS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT BOUNCE AND GO AROUND. THE AIRPLANE'S FLAPS WERE STRUCK BY THE DEPARTING LANDING GEAR AND WERE STUCK IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION. THE CREW FLEW THE AIRPLANE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHILE AIRPORT PERSONNEL REMOVED DEBRIS FROM THE RUNWAY AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED SUCCESSFULLY BY THE PILOT EXAMINER WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
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