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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · San Antonio, TX · July 1, 2014

Date: July 1, 2014 · 12:30 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Airport: San Antonio International Airp
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N136EL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA354
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,900 total1,200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N136ELRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2018 · Beech A36S/N E-561 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft inbound from houston, Texas to San Antonio, Texas. Upon gear extension left main landing gear failed to extend. After several attempts to recycle the gear and being unsucessful with emergency gear extension procedure, pilot elected to execute a gear up landing. Upon landing pilot and three passengers exited aircraft with no injuries. There was no post crash fire.

Aircraft was moved to a repair facility (cutter aviation) at San Antonio international airport.

Maintenance personnel at cutter aviation determined landing gear system was out of rig causing the left main gear up lock to bind and prevent the left gear from extending. This then caused the left retract rod to bend and brake free from the landing gear box.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT INBOUND FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. UPON GEAR EXTENSION LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RECYCLE THE GEAR AND BEING UNSUCESSFUL WITH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE, PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A GEAR UP LANDING. UPON LANDING PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A REPAIR FACILITY (CUTTER AVIATION) AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT CUTTER AVIATION DETERMINED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS OUT OF RIG CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UP LOCK TO BIND AND PREVENT THE LEFT GEAR FROM EXTENDING. THIS THEN CAUSED THE LEFT RETRACT ROD TO BEND AND BRAKE FREE FROM THE LANDING GEAR BOX.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14LA354Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Antonio, TXThe failure of the landing gear retract rod.Jul 1, 2014 · Substantial damage