20151229023199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Rosharon, TX · December 29, 2015

Date: December 29, 2015 · 16:00 local
Place: Rosharon, TX
Airport: Houston Southwest
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4578N
Reported as: Cessna 340A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,321 total280 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N4578NRegistered now · Cessna 340AS/N 340A0553 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 340A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 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 stated he was performing practice approaches. He had just completed one approach and was in the middle of a second approach. He lowered the gear and did not get a down and locked indication for the right main landing gear. He raised and lowered the gear but still did not get the down and locked indication for the right gear.

The pilot called his mechanic. The mechanic observed the aircraft from the ground as it flew by him. He stated that the gear appeared to be down. The pilot landed the aircraft attempting to keep the weight on the left main gear and nose gear as much as possible. As the aircraft slowed down the right main landing gear collapsed.

Damage to the aircraft was contained to the right landing gear assembly, right propeller, and skin on the underside of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS PERFORMING PRACTICE APPROACHES. HE HAD JUST COMPLETED ONE APPROACH AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SECOND APPROACH. HE LOWERED THE GEAR AND DID NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. HE RAISED AND LOWERED THE GEAR BUT STILL DID NOT GET THE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT GEAR.

THE PILOT CALLED HIS MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE GROUND AS IT FLEW BY HIM. HE STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE WEIGHT ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTAINED TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, RIGHT PROPELLER, AND SKIN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING.