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FAA incident report · Beech 95-C55 · Camdenton, MO · May 9, 2022

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Date
May 9, 2022 · 10:45 local
Place
Camdenton, MO
Airport
Camdenton Memorial-Lake Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N162N
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total
N162NRegistered now · Beech 95-C55S/N TE-154 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech 95-C55Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

This aircraft was landing on runway 15 at the kozs (Camdenton, MO) airport when the landing gear was not fully in the down land locked position. The aircraft contacted the runway surface and continued to land making contact with both propellers and sliding on the belly of the aircraft and flaps. The aircraft continued to slide before coming to a stop on the runway surface. The aircraft was recovered, upon recovery the aircraft was lifted and the battery master switch was turned on, at that time the landing gear operated and the gear moved to the down and locked position. In speaking with the pilot he stated that the gear was selected ?down? And he could feel the drag from when the gear extended and was able to see the nose landing gear in a mirror that was mounted the side of the engine cowl. He also stated he was able to see the ?green? Indicator representing the gear was down and locked, although he did stated that the cockpit was bright at the time and he had to ?cup? His hand around the light to see that it was illuminated. Upon examination of the aircraft it was noted that the right main landing gear strut was collapsed and damage noted on the bottom side of the wing reflected the landing gear being forced into the retracted position making contact with the aircraft structure. Photos provided by the pilot also reflect the aircraft sitting on the collapsed right main landing gear with the tire pressed against the bottom side of the wing.

As the FAA filed it

THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT THE KOZS (CAMDENTON, MO) AIRPORT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY IN THE DOWN LAND LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CONTINUED TO LAND MAKING CONTACT WITH BOTH PROPELLERS AND SLIDING ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, UPON RECOVERY THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND THE BATTERY MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, AT THAT TIME THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED AND THE GEAR MOVED TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. IN SPEAKING WITH THE PILOT HE STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS SELECTED ?DOWN? AND HE COULD FEEL THE DRAG FROM WHEN THE GEAR EXTENDED AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IN A MIRROR THAT WAS MOUNTED THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWL. HE ALSO STATED HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THE ?GREEN? INDICATOR REPRESENTING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, ALTHOUGH HE DID STATED THAT THE COCKPIT WAS BRIGHT AT THE TIME AND HE HAD TO ?CUP? HIS HAND AROUND THE LIGHT TO SEE THAT IT WAS ILLUMINATED. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS COLLAPSED AND DAMAGE NOTED ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE WING REFLECTED THE LANDING GEAR BEING FORCED INTO THE RETRACTED POSITION MAKING CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE PILOT ALSO REFLECT THE AIRCRAFT SITTING ON THE COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH THE TIRE PRESSED AGAINST THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE WING.