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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36AT · Clearwater, FL · September 25, 2019

Date: September 25, 2019 · 11:20 local
Place: Clearwater, FL
Airport: Clearwater Air Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N49SB
Reported as: Beech A36AT
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 483 total

N49SBRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2661 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550-BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot noticed the left main landing gear light did not illuminate when the gear was placed in the down position. Pilot attempted to cycle the landing gear a few times and the left main down light remained off. Pilot attempted to manually extent the landing gear and the left main light remained off. Pilot did a fly by and the gear appeared to be down to personnel on the ground. Pilot landed aircraft and upon touchdown the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft was recovered and taken to maintenance to evaluate the cause.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR A FEW TIMES AND THE LEFT MAIN DOWN LIGHT REMAINED OFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTENT THE LANDING GEAR AND THE LEFT MAIN LIGHT REMAINED OFF. PILOT DID A FLY BY AND THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN TO PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE TO EVALUATE THE CAUSE.