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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · St Augustine, FL · March 21, 2019

Date: March 21, 2019 · 13:00 local
Place: St Augustine, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N700SS
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,700 total550 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N700SSRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1248 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-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.

Aircraft was on a final to land on runway 31. The pilot reported he had a blown fuse and could not verifyif the landing gear was down. Tower visually observed the landing gear was up and informed the pilot. The aircraft made two low approaches while trying to manually lower the landing gear. On the third approach the tower advised the pilot that the landing gear appeared to be down. The pilot landed runway 31 and the gear collapsed.

The pilot sayes he cranked the gear until he reached the stop, approx 50 turns. However when maintenance recovered the aircraft, it was raised and they cranked the gear handle several times to get the gear down so they could lock and secure it. The overal aircraft sustained minor damage to the gear doors, propeller, and some skin damage to the right outer wing. Maintenance to further evaluate when opened up.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FINAL TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD A BLOWN FUSE AND COULD NOT VERIFYIF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. TOWER VISUALLY OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR WAS UP AND INFORMED THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE TWO LOW APPROACHES WHILE TRYING TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. ON THE THIRD APPROACH THE TOWER ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT LANDED RUNWAY 31 AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

THE PILOT SAYES HE CRANKED THE GEAR UNTIL HE REACHED THE STOP, APPROX 50 TURNS. HOWEVER WHEN MAINTENANCE RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS RAISED AND THEY CRANKED THE GEAR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE GEAR DOWN SO THEY COULD LOCK AND SECURE IT. THE OVERAL AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOORS, PROPELLER, AND SOME SKIN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT OUTER WING. MAINTENANCE TO FURTHER EVALUATE WHEN OPENED UP.