20151216019599I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon A36 · Kalamazoo, MI · December 16, 2015

Date
December 16, 2015 · 11:24 local
Place
Kalamazoo, MI
Airport
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3189M
Reported as
Raytheon A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot was in pattern for runway 17 when he lowered gear. Gear made a loud noise and he felt vibrations. Pilot requested a fly-by by tower and controller stated he could see gear down. Pilot landed runway 17 and right main gear collapsed on touch down. Aircraft slid on right wing and hit runway sign and slid off runway. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS IN PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 17 WHEN HE LOWERED GEAR. GEAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND HE FELT VIBRATIONS. PILOT REQUESTED A FLY-BY BY TOWER AND CONTROLLER STATED HE COULD SEE GEAR DOWN. PILOT LANDED RUNWAY 17 AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCH DOWN. AIRCRAFT SLID ON RIGHT WING AND HIT RUNWAY SIGN AND SLID OFF RUNWAY. NO INJURIES.