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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Evangel Air 4500-300-II · Anchorage, AK · July 30, 2013

Date: July 30, 2013 · 19:30 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Merrill Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4501L
Reported as: Evangel Air 4500-300-II
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 27,000 total5 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4501LRegistered now · Evangel Air 4500-300-IIS/N 001 · Built 1968 Airframe modelEvangel Air 4500-300-II Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft was preflighted and no visual anomalies were noted. The intended flight was from mri to 5HO. Aircraft was taxied to the gravel runway and run-up with no anomalies.

The aircraft was cleared for takeoff. During the takeoff roll at approximately 30 knots and while on centerline the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop.

The aircraft was picked up off of the runway by a crane and the hydraulic pump was turned on with the gear selected to the down position (gear handle was in the down position). The gear extended and was in the down and locked position with no anomalies noted.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS PREFLIGHTED AND NO VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS FROM MRI TO 5HO. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GRAVEL RUNWAY AND RUN-UP WITH NO ANOMALIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS AND WHILE ON CENTERLINE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS PICKED UP OFF OF THE RUNWAY BY A CRANE AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS TURNED ON WITH THE GEAR SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION (GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION). THE GEAR EXTENDED AND WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED.

Other reports on N4501L · 2

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

Accident 19800724067629ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Bethel, AKPilot lost directional control and ground-looped aircraft during landing.Jul 24, 1980 · Substantial damage Accident 19780729043079ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Togiak, AKJul 29, 1978 · Reported as Evnair 4500300SERS2 · Substantial damage