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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Carr B L RV-4 · Arlington, WA · March 18, 2010

Date: March 18, 2010 · 14:55 local
Place: Arlington, WA
Airport: Arlington Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N66PB
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA171
Reported as: Carr B L RV-4
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total435 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N66PBRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2019 · Carr B L RV-4S/N 2953 · Built 1995 Airframe modelCarr B L RV-4 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N66PB departed skgit regional airport (kbvs) returning to Arlington Municipal Airport (kawo). After take takeoff the pilot put the landing gear handle in the up position. Only the tail wheel retracted. Pilot checked circuit breakers were in and attempted to retract landing gear again. Again only the tail wheel retracted. Pilot put landing gear handle in the down position and had three green lights indicating gear down and locked. Pilot flew to Arlington at 100 mph which is gear extended speed. Pilot made a normal approach to landing. After touchdown brakes were applied the aircraft veered to the left. Pilot applied firm right brake. The gears collapsed and the aircraft went off the runway where it came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

N66PB DEPARTED SKGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT (KBVS) RETURNING TO ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KAWO). AFTER TAKE TAKEOFF THE PILOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. ONLY THE TAIL WHEEL RETRACTED. PILOT CHECKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE IN AND ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AGAIN. AGAIN ONLY THE TAIL WHEEL RETRACTED. PILOT PUT LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT FLEW TO ARLINGTON AT 100 MPH WHICH IS GEAR EXTENDED SPEED. PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. PILOT APPLIED FIRM RIGHT BRAKE. THE GEARS COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAME TO REST.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR10LA171Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArlington, WAThe failure of both main landing gear's drag link bolts in overstress and the subsequent collapse of the landing gear during landing rollout.Mar 18, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N66PB · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20180406003359ALanding: Touchdown · Caldwell, IDHard landing initial touchdown broke off the left main landing gear wheel at the axle support fork. Upon secondary touchdown, the wheel-less left gear leg contacted the runway, causing the airplane to turn sharply left off of the runway, collapsing the right…Apr 6, 2018 · Substantial damage Incident 20150719012219ILanding: Touchdown · Oshkosh, WIAircraft arrived at eaa/osh and was cleared by ATC to land on runway 36L. Pilot failed to extend landing gear.Jul 19, 2015 · Minor damage