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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D50C · Sacramento, CA · April 21, 2011

Date: April 21, 2011 · 11:48 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N767RM
Reported as: Beech D50C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,453 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N767RMRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Beech D50CS/N DH-251 · Built 1960 Airframe modelBeech D50C Engine modelLycoming GO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot departed Sacramento executive airport for a flight what he called "to exercise the aircraft". After selecting the gear handle in the up position the gear indication showed that the gear did not retract fully. He elected to extend the gear and make a fly by the control tower for verification. The tower indicated to the pilot that the gear appears to be down. The pilot landed on runway 20 and exited the runway on taxiway alpha. When he came to a stop he reported to the tower that the right main gear folded first, then the nose gear followed by the left main gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT WHAT HE CALLED "TO EXERCISE THE AIRCRAFT". AFTER SELECTING THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION THE GEAR INDICATION SHOWED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT FULLY. HE ELECTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND MAKE A FLY BY THE CONTROL TOWER FOR VERIFICATION. THE TOWER INDICATED TO THE PILOT THAT THE GEAR APPEARS TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON TAXIWAY ALPHA. WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP HE REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED FIRST, THEN THE NOSE GEAR FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.