20200613011759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Fort Myers, FL · June 13, 2020

Date
June 13, 2020 · 09:45 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6659L
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
746 total

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What happened

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

On 13-June-2020, N6659L, a 1979 Beech V35B bonanza, s/n D-10279 landed on rwy 06 at rsw and the right main gear collapsed at touchdown, two POB and no injuries. Aircraft sustained minor damage to right main gear, right fuel tip tank and entrance assist step. Pilot submitted written report to say that when he selected gear down that he did not get a down and locked indication for the right gear. Cycled gear two more times with same result. Asked tower for a visual of r/h gear and tower confirmed that the gear was out so a landing was made and the right main gear collapsed at touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

ON 13-JUNE-2020, N6659L, A 1979 BEECH V35B BONANZA, S/N D-10279 LANDED ON RWY 06 AT RSW AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN, TWO POB AND NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR, RIGHT FUEL TIP TANK AND ENTRANCE ASSIST STEP. PILOT SUBMITTED WRITTEN REPORT TO SAY THAT WHEN HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN THAT HE DID NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT GEAR. CYCLED GEAR TWO MORE TIMES WITH SAME RESULT. ASKED TOWER FOR A VISUAL OF R/H GEAR AND TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS OUT SO A LANDING WAS MADE AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN.

Other reports on N6659L · 1

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