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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Marshfield, MA · November 17, 2012

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Date
November 17, 2012 · 15:58 local
Place
Marshfield, MA
Airport
Marshfield Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2047N
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N2047NRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1400 · Built 1978Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-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.

Pilot reports having a three green, down and locked landing condition. Witnesses on ground state that the aircraft landed with gear in the down position and was observed rolling out after landing. Pilot reports that gear began to collapse during rollout and the aircraft veered to the right off of the runway. Post-incident inspection found the landing gear control handle in the down position. All three gear assemblies were found to be in a state of mid-travel between full up and full down. Landing gear gearbox rotated freely when operated by hand. No pre-incident mechanical issues were noted.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTS HAVING A THREE GREEN, DOWN AND LOCKED LANDING CONDITION. WITNESSES ON GROUND STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WAS OBSERVED ROLLING OUT AFTER LANDING. PILOT REPORTS THAT GEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE DURING ROLLOUT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE RUNWAY. POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION FOUND THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. ALL THREE GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE FOUND TO BE IN A STATE OF MID-TRAVEL BETWEEN FULL UP AND FULL DOWN. LANDING GEAR GEARBOX ROTATED FREELY WHEN OPERATED BY HAND. NO PRE-INCIDENT MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE NOTED.