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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Ashville, NC · May 6, 2019

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Date
May 6, 2019 · 10:15 local
Place
Ashville, NC
Airport
Asheville Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1974D
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,556 total345 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days
N1974DRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-493 · Built 1973Airframe modelBeech A36Engine 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.

Arrived at avl g.a. tarmac on 05/08/19 with information gathered on previous day. Aircraft had been transported on a metal platform to g.a. tie down area with all 3 gear folded underneath aircraft. Owner's mechanic was on site and had done some opening up of the gear box area for inspection. Inspectors made walk around of aircraft to look for structural damage and found that the damage did not meet the substantial damage criteria. Talked with avl 1st responders and were shown grainy video of aircraft as it approached touch down zone. Unable to determine if gear was down and locked due to video quality and distance from subject. Returned to aircraft and continued inspections. All 3 gear linkage rods were damaged as was to be expected after viewing video. Owner's mechanic had left prior to our 1st responders visit but had returned later and had received word from owner to remove wings and transport the aircraft to Alabama for repair. To my knowledge the insurance company had not made an appearance on the day that we were at the aircraft. Received statements from p.I.c. and the 2 passengers and their statement were consistent with a failed gear extension.

As the FAA filed it

ARRIVED AT AVL G.A. TARMAC ON 05/08/19 WITH INFORMATION GATHERED ON PREVIOUS DAY. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TRANSPORTED ON A METAL PLATFORM TO G.A. TIE DOWN AREA WITH ALL 3 GEAR FOLDED UNDERNEATH AIRCRAFT. OWNER'S MECHANIC WAS ON SITE AND HAD DONE SOME OPENING UP OF THE GEAR BOX AREA FOR INSPECTION. INSPECTORS MADE WALK AROUND OF AIRCRAFT TO LOOK FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND FOUND THAT THE DAMAGE DID NOT MEET THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CRITERIA. TALKED WITH AVL 1ST RESPONDERS AND WERE SHOWN GRAINY VIDEO OF AIRCRAFT AS IT APPROACHED TOUCH DOWN ZONE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO VIDEO QUALITY AND DISTANCE FROM SUBJECT. RETURNED TO AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED INSPECTIONS. ALL 3 GEAR LINKAGE RODS WERE DAMAGED AS WAS TO BE EXPECTED AFTER VIEWING VIDEO. OWNER'S MECHANIC HAD LEFT PRIOR TO OUR 1ST RESPONDERS VISIT BUT HAD RETURNED LATER AND HAD RECEIVED WORD FROM OWNER TO REMOVE WINGS AND TRANSPORT THE AIRCRAFT TO ALABAMA FOR REPAIR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT MADE AN APPEARANCE ON THE DAY THAT WE WERE AT THE AIRCRAFT. RECEIVED STATEMENTS FROM P.I.C. AND THE 2 PASSENGERS AND THEIR STATEMENT WERE CONSISTENT WITH A FAILED GEAR EXTENSION.