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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · St. Petersburg, FL · February 24, 2021

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Date
February 24, 2021 · 17:13 local
Place
St. Petersburg, FL
Airport
Albert Whitted
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8043B
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
233 total130 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days
N8043BRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2618 · Built 1991Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 02/24/2021, upon N8043B, departing houston southwest airport (axh), TX, the PIC stated that there had been an extreme weather event in houston (polar vortex) days before his departure. He indicated, during the pre-flight he was extra careful including checking the tire pressures. He added that up until then he had been landing on 30 PSI, but when he checked the POH it indicated a range of 33 to 40 PSI. So he filled the tires to 40 PSI. The PIC stated he had a harder than normal landing, bounced and came down flat. When the aircraft touched down it bounced and touched down again causing the nose gear to depart the aircraft. The PIC then said he elected to apply right brakes to run into the grass vs run off the end into the bay. The nose strut dug into the grass, tilted the plane forward and the prop struck bringing it to a stop. An inspection revealed damage to the nose gear strut assembly and tire, the propeller from the prop strike and minor damage to the lower cowlings. The PIC included in his statement that the tires were check after the incident and the tires were at 42 PSI.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/24/2021, UPON N8043B, DEPARTING HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (AXH), TX, THE PIC STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTREME WEATHER EVENT IN HOUSTON (POLAR VORTEX) DAYS BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE. HE INDICATED, DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT HE WAS EXTRA CAREFUL INCLUDING CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURES. HE ADDED THAT UP UNTIL THEN HE HAD BEEN LANDING ON 30 PSI, BUT WHEN HE CHECKED THE POH IT INDICATED A RANGE OF 33 TO 40 PSI. SO HE FILLED THE TIRES TO 40 PSI. THE PIC STATED HE HAD A HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING, BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN FLAT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT BOUNCED AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC THEN SAID HE ELECTED TO APPLY RIGHT BRAKES TO RUN INTO THE GRASS VS RUN OFF THE END INTO THE BAY. THE NOSE STRUT DUG INTO THE GRASS, TILTED THE PLANE FORWARD AND THE PROP STRUCK BRINGING IT TO A STOP. AN INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY AND TIRE, THE PROPELLER FROM THE PROP STRIKE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER COWLINGS. THE PIC INCLUDED IN HIS STATEMENT THAT THE TIRES WERE CHECK AFTER THE INCIDENT AND THE TIRES WERE AT 42 PSI.