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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · November 28, 2014

Date: November 28, 2014 · 10:55 local
Airport: Manassas
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N94JK
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N94JKRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2149 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 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 was doing pattern work and "touch & go's". When he lowered the landing gear for the first landing, all three of the gear indicator bulbs flashed and then remained extinguished. He then flew at altitude past the tower for visual confirmation. Tower confirmed that all three landing gear were still stowed. He then flew to the southwest to perform manual gear extension checklist. After this was completed, he then flew low approach past tower to get visual confirmation. Tower confirmed gear was down. At this point he flew back to the southwest to confirm checklist items were completed.

The approach to 34L was then flown with a normal landing on the centerline. The nosegear collapsed while traveling about 50 KTS approximately 1000' from the approach end of the runway. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS DOING PATTERN WORK AND "TOUCH & GO'S". WHEN HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR FOR THE FIRST LANDING, ALL THREE OF THE GEAR INDICATOR BULBS FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED EXTINGUISHED. HE THEN FLEW AT ALTITUDE PAST THE TOWER FOR VISUAL CONFIRMATION. TOWER CONFIRMED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE STILL STOWED. HE THEN FLEW TO THE SOUTHWEST TO PERFORM MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. AFTER THIS WAS COMPLETED, HE THEN FLEW LOW APPROACH PAST TOWER TO GET VISUAL CONFIRMATION. TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR WAS DOWN. AT THIS POINT HE FLEW BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST TO CONFIRM CHECKLIST ITEMS WERE COMPLETED.

THE APPROACH TO 34L WAS THEN FLOWN WITH A NORMAL LANDING ON THE CENTERLINE. THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 KTS APPROXIMATELY 1000' FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.