# Incident 20201016015229I: Beech A36, Sarasota, FL, October 16, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2020, 09:45 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6613A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6613A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201016015229I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 AT SRQ WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.  AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL AND NORMAL TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND LOWER FUSELAGE ALSO CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  THEN THE MAIN GEAR ALSO COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N6613A (1)

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

- [Accident 19890422012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422012049A), Apr 22, 1989: Beech A36 (N6613A), Macon, GA, Substantial damage. Lost electrics. Did not use emergency gear extension. Gear collapsed on 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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