# Incident 20091213052409I: Beech 23, Pawtucket, RI, December 13, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9207° N, 71.4914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH CENTRAL STATE (SFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9207&lon=-71.4914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2343L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2343L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 46 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091213052409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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