20210325006119I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B36TC · Jacksonville, FL · March 25, 2021

Date
March 25, 2021 · 18:30 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Jacksonville Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7206D
Reported as
Beech B36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 SER-UB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
304 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

A Beechcraft BE-36 aircraft departed new smyrna beach enroute to Jacksonville Executive Airport (kcrg). The pilot stated he picked up N7206D, from annual maintenance. During flight all systems appeared normal until he neared the class d airspace surrounding kcrg. The tower instructed him to enter into a right downwind, and where he then extended his landing gear and approach flaps. He noticed that the right main landing gear indicator light was not illuminated. At this time, he notified the tower of the issue and asked for assistance. While in the pattern, two separate aircraft were able to observe and confirm that the right main was in fact extended. On final turn the tower also confirmed the gear down and he landed. The aircraft crossed the threshold at a little less than 80 knots and stayed he kept the aircraft in ground effect for as long as possible in order to minimize contact as a precautionary measure. Once the main wheels made contact though, the aircraft then tilted followed by the right main gear collapse. The wing tip made contact with the ground and veered to the right, coming to rest in the grass on the side of runway 14. All emergency shutdown procedures were implemented and the pilot unharmed exited the aircraft. The aircraft was later moved by privacy data omitted and placed in the privacy data omitted hangar. Further evaluation shows the damage to be minor and isolated to the right side and noted to the right flap, the inner gear door, and a small ding to the wing tip. Additional inspection found the gear shear pin breaking that appears to have caused the incident. The damage if repairable will require the mechanic to either repair and or replace the main retract rod for the gear. There was no prop or engine damage or sudden stoppage. The damage was identified to the right side only and some of which is superficial. The aircraft will have all required safe for flight items replaced and or repaired and a ferry permit was issued on 04/28/2021, to move the aircraft back to new smyrna beach for the final repairs and return to service. No further action required.

As the FAA filed it

A BEECHCRAFT BE-36 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEW SMYRNA BEACH ENROUTE TO JACKSONVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KCRG). THE PILOT STATED HE PICKED UP N7206D, FROM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE. DURING FLIGHT ALL SYSTEMS APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL HE NEARED THE CLASS D AIRSPACE SURROUNDING KCRG. THE TOWER INSTRUCTED HIM TO ENTER INTO A RIGHT DOWNWIND, AND WHERE HE THEN EXTENDED HIS LANDING GEAR AND APPROACH FLAPS. HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. AT THIS TIME, HE NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THE ISSUE AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. WHILE IN THE PATTERN, TWO SEPARATE AIRCRAFT WERE ABLE TO OBSERVE AND CONFIRM THAT THE RIGHT MAIN WAS IN FACT EXTENDED. ON FINAL TURN THE TOWER ALSO CONFIRMED THE GEAR DOWN AND HE LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT A LITTLE LESS THAN 80 KNOTS AND STAYED HE KEPT THE AIRCRAFT IN GROUND EFFECT FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE CONTACT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. ONCE THE MAIN WHEELS MADE CONTACT THOUGH, THE AIRCRAFT THEN TILTED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE. THE WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT, COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 14. ALL EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES WERE IMPLEMENTED AND THE PILOT UNHARMED EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER MOVED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PLACED IN THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR. FURTHER EVALUATION SHOWS THE DAMAGE TO BE MINOR AND ISOLATED TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND NOTED TO THE RIGHT FLAP, THE INNER GEAR DOOR, AND A SMALL DING TO THE WING TIP. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION FOUND THE GEAR SHEAR PIN BREAKING THAT APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED THE INCIDENT. THE DAMAGE IF REPAIRABLE WILL REQUIRE THE MECHANIC TO EITHER REPAIR AND OR REPLACE THE MAIN RETRACT ROD FOR THE GEAR. THERE WAS NO PROP OR ENGINE DAMAGE OR SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED TO THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY AND SOME OF WHICH IS SUPERFICIAL. THE AIRCRAFT WILL HAVE ALL REQUIRED SAFE FOR FLIGHT ITEMS REPLACED AND OR REPAIRED AND A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED ON 04/28/2021, TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH FOR THE FINAL REPAIRS AND RETURN TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.