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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aero Commander 500-B · Carolina, PR · November 18, 2022

Date: November 18, 2022 · 12:56 local
Place: Carolina, PR
Airport: Luis Munoz Marin Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: I9LA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6106X
Reported as: Aero Commander 500-B
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 33,500 total

N6106XRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500B-941-28 · Built 1960 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Departed tjsj VFR to tupw. Landing attempted at tupw; diverted to tjsj due to landing gear issues. Situation was communicated at 1640Z on 120.9 to ZSU05. Sjut controller noticed the left landing gear appeared to be up after low pass. Alert 2 declared at 1653Z by sjut. Aircraft raised the right landing gear and did an intentional belly landing on runway 10 at 1656Z.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED TJSJ VFR TO TUPW. LANDING ATTEMPTED AT TUPW; DIVERTED TO TJSJ DUE TO LANDING GEAR ISSUES. SITUATION WAS COMMUNICATED AT 1640Z ON 120.9 TO ZSU05. SJUT CONTROLLER NOTICED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE UP AFTER LOW PASS. ALERT 2 DECLARED AT 1653Z BY SJUT. AIRCRAFT RAISED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND DID AN INTENTIONAL BELLY LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 AT 1656Z.

Other reports on N6106X · 1

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

Incident 20010410007689IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Newport, RI(-23)Right main gear collapsed on the runway after landing, stopping, and making a 180 degree turn for taxi. A gear swing was performed following this incident and no mechanical anomalies were discovered.Apr 10, 2001 · Minor damage