# Incident 20190108007329I: Beech 76, Fort Pierce, FL, January 8, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2019, 13:33 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: Fort Pierce
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4080° N, 80.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fort Pierce Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4080&lon=-80.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N650TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N650TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190108007329I

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCHDOWN ROLLOUT THE RIGHT

MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE "A" FRAME PORTION OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR MECHANISM BROKE WHICH ALLOWED THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.  BY THE TIME FAA PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT REPAIRS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND THE FAILED PART HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.

INSPECTION OF THE FAILED A FRAME LANDING GEAR PART BY FAA PERSONNEL FOUND THAT ALL PAINT SURROUNDING THE BREAK AREA HAD BEEN REMOVED BY A BLASTING MEDIA AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

REMOVAL OF THE PAINT IN THIS AREA COMPROMISED EVIDENCE NOT ALLOWING FOR DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL FAILURE OR IMPROPER AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N650TH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860714041699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860714041699I), Jul 14, 1986: Beech 76 (N650TH), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. CFI failed to verify gear was down for landing. Landed gear up.

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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