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FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Meadville, PA · June 21, 2009

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Date
June 21, 2009 · 15:09 local
Place
Meadville, PA
Airport
Port Meadville
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N735BB
Reported as
Beech J35
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
760 total395 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N735BBRegistered now · Beech J35S/N D-5557 · Built 1958Airframe modelBeech J35Engine 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) On June 22, 2009 N735BB at 1909Z at kgkj Port Meadville Airport. N735BB a Beechcraft J-35 sn D5557 owned and operated by privacy data omitted private pilot 3070386 received incident damage limited to the propeller, tip tanks, landing gear doors and belly skin. On 6-22-2009 the pilot and one passenger were interviewed. Both stated the gear was down and landing was normal then during rollout the landing gear collapsed. During our assessment of the aircraft damage I noticed an unapproved repair to the landing gear up and down switch. On 6-26-2009 I returned to gkj assisted by inspector hochendoner, placed aircaft on jacks and checked gear operation, found nose gear actuator bent and right main would not go completely down and the main gear struts would not compress. The fact that the main struts would not compress did not let the landing gear safety switch work, this coupled with the unapproved cockpit repair allowed the gear to retract on the ground. Further the bent nose gear actuator and the right main not able to go full down are consistent with trying to extend the gear after realizing the error.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 22, 2009 N735BB AT 1909Z AT KGKJ PORT MEADVILLE AIRPORT. N735BB A BEECHCRAFT J-35 SN D5557 OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PILOT 3070386 RECEIVED INCIDENT DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, TIP TANKS, LANDING GEAR DOORS AND BELLY SKIN. ON 6-22-2009 THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE INTERVIEWED. BOTH STATED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LANDING WAS NORMAL THEN DURING ROLLOUT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE I NOTICED AN UNAPPROVED REPAIR TO THE LANDING GEAR UP AND DOWN SWITCH. ON 6-26-2009 I RETURNED TO GKJ ASSISTED BY INSPECTOR HOCHENDONER, PLACED AIRCAFT ON JACKS AND CHECKED GEAR OPERATION, FOUND NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR BENT AND RIGHT MAIN WOULD NOT GO COMPLETELY DOWN AND THE MAIN GEAR STRUTS WOULD NOT COMPRESS. THE FACT THAT THE MAIN STRUTS WOULD NOT COMPRESS DID NOT LET THE LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH WORK, THIS COUPLED WITH THE UNAPPROVED COCKPIT REPAIR ALLOWED THE GEAR TO RETRACT ON THE GROUND. FURTHER THE BENT NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR AND THE RIGHT MAIN NOT ABLE TO GO FULL DOWN ARE CONSISTENT WITH TRYING TO EXTEND THE GEAR AFTER REALIZING THE ERROR.