# Accident 20100318029809A: Carr B L RV-4, Arlington, WA, March 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2010, 14:55 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1606° N, 122.1589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1606&lon=-122.1589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66PB-2019-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carr B L RV-4 (registry code 05606Y8, https://openairdocs.org/model/carr-b-l-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARR B L RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 435 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100318029809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR10LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA171), Mar 18, 2010: Carr RV-4 (N66PB), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both main landing gear's drag link bolts in overstress and the subsequent collapse of the landing gear during landing rollout.

## Other reports on N66PB (2)

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

- [Accident 20180406003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180406003359A), Apr 6, 2018: Carr B L RV-4 (N66PB), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. Hard 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…
- [Incident 20150719012219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150719012219I), Jul 19, 2015: Carr B L RV-4 (N66PB), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft arrived at eaa/osh and was cleared by ATC to land on runway 36L. Pilot failed to extend landing gear.

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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