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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36TC · Orcas Island, WA · September 19, 2012

Date: September 19, 2012 · 20:30 local
Place: Orcas Island, WA
Airport: Orcas Island
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N36MN
Reported as: Beech A36TC
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 660 total260 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N36MNRegistered now · Beech A36TCS/N EA-79 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBeech A36TC Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Departing Orcas Island rwy 34 aircraft contacted deer at rotation. Pilot did not retract gear. There was no one on the ground at Orcas to verify condition of undercarriage so pilot proceeded to awo (planned destination, home base). At awo pilot got radio report from airplane on ground that undercarriage looked normal. With gear down indication, pilot landed without incident. Aircraft was found to have missing LH gear door and animal guts on aircraft. No passengers injured. No substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTING ORCAS ISLAND RWY 34 AIRCRAFT CONTACTED DEER AT ROTATION. PILOT DID NOT RETRACT GEAR. THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE GROUND AT ORCAS TO VERIFY CONDITION OF UNDERCARRIAGE SO PILOT PROCEEDED TO AWO (PLANNED DESTINATION, HOME BASE). AT AWO PILOT GOT RADIO REPORT FROM AIRPLANE ON GROUND THAT UNDERCARRIAGE LOOKED NORMAL. WITH GEAR DOWN INDICATION, PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE MISSING LH GEAR DOOR AND ANIMAL GUTS ON AIRCRAFT. NO PASSENGERS INJURED.NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Other reports on N36MN · 1

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

Accident 19990425003889AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lake Elsinore, CAPilot reported that the acft engine had quit and requested vectors to the nearest arpt, the acft subsequently made an emergency landing on hwy 15 near Lake Elsinore, CA. (.19) on April 25, 1999, at 1007 hours pacific daylight time, a Beech 36TC, N36MN,…Apr 25, 1999 · Substantial damage