# Incident 20200627011359I: Arnhart H L/Curry F E SWEARINGEN SX300, New Smyrna Beac, FL, June 27, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2020, 09:22 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0258&lon=-80.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arnhart H L/Curry F E SWEARINGEN SX300 (registry code 8800004, https://openairdocs.org/model/arnhart-h-l-curry-f-e-swearingen-sx300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARNHART H L/CURRY F E SWEARINGEN SX300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200627011359I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 27 2020 AROUND 0922 EST, DEPARTING FROM SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6) IN A FLIGHT FOUR AIRCRAFT. UPON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION THE LEFT GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE FLIGHT CONFIRMED GEAR MALFUNCTION IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH (EVB) IT SINCE BETTER SUITED FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AFTER DEPLETING FUEL TO A SAFE LEVEL PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INTO EVB. PILOT LANDED WITH NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. AFTER TOUCH DOWN LEFT GEAR FAILED COMPLETELY VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DEPARTING THE RUNWAY HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT WHICH CAUSE A DENT IN THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE LEFT WING ALSO LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR HAD MINOR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE GRASS INSPECTED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND LANDING GEAR MADE SAFE BY LOCKING IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED FLY IT BACK TO SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6) SAFELY LANDING.

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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