# Incident 20150821013799I: Beech A36, Chesterfield, MO, August 21, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2015, 11:40 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St. Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8178R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8178R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,142 total, 10 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150821013799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THIS WAS A LOCAL CHECKOUT FLIGHT FOR THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT FIRST NOTICED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION DURING SLOW FLIGHT IN THE PRACTICE AREA. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RECYCLE THE GEAR BUT THREE GREEN COULD NOT BE OBTAINED. THE PILOTS FLEW PAST THE SUS TOWER FOR A GEAR CHECK WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE TOWER INDICATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. A MOWER NEAR THE RUNWAY LATER STATED THAT THE GEAR LOOKED GOOD ON THE FIRST PASS. THE CREW ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION ON DOWNWIND USING THE CHECKLIST.  A SUBSEQUENT GEAR CHECK WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED AFTER THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE MOWER LATER STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE CANTED INWARD DURING THE LAST APPROACH, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RADIO THE TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON TO THE GEAR DOORS AND SLID TO A STOP ON THE CENTER OF RUNWAY 26R. THE CREW EGRESSED WITH NO INJURIES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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