20091213052409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 23 · Pawtucket, RI · December 13, 2009

Date: December 13, 2009 · 11:30 local
Place: Pawtucket, RI
Airport: North Central State
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2343L
Reported as: Beech 23
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 160 total46 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N2343LRegistered now · Beech 23S/N M-174 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The subject pilot while landing the aircraft touched the left main gear down first followed by the right main gear. Prior to landing the pilot had adjusted right rudder for left wind. Winds were reported 200@5-10 knots. As he got closer to the landing he needed less wind correction. Once both wheels were on the ground, the plane jerked to the left, pointing 45-50 degrees to the left. Right main gear trailing arm pivot pin was bent and gear lower housing incurred large cracks. The pilot did not discover these irregularities during his post flight inspection.

As the FAA filed it

THE SUBJECT PILOT WHILE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. PRIOR TO LANDING THE PILOT HAD ADJUSTED RIGHT RUDDER FOR LEFT WIND. WINDS WERE REPORTED 200@5-10 KNOTS.AS HE GOT CLOSER TO THE LANDING HE NEEDED LESS WIND CORRECTION. ONCE BOTH WHEELS WERE ON THE GROUND, THE PLANE JERKED TO THE LEFT, POINTING 45-50 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. RIGHT MAIN GEAR TRAILING ARM PIVOT PIN WAS BENT AND GEAR LOWER HOUSING INCURRED LARGE CRACKS. THE PILOT DID NOT DISCOVER THESE IRREGULARITIES DURING HIS POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.