What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 10, 2024, at approximately 23:50 local time, a Beechcraft 60 multi-engine piston-powered fixed-wing aircraft, privacy data omitted, was arriving on runway 26R at Chino Airport (cno). The aircraft was on a private trip for the privacy data omitted when the aircraft was three miles final for the landing runway (or "at three miles final approach to the landing runway"), the pilot commenced landing gear extension, but was unable to extend the left main landing gear. The pilot decided to perform a landing after unsuccessful attempts to lower the gear. The aircraft landed on the paved runway 26L without the left main gear extended. The left engine's propellers and the area under the main wing struck the runway pavement. The aircraft lost control due to significant unbalanced drag and made a ground loop to the left about 160 degrees before coming to a stop.
There were no injuries on the ground. No airport property damage was reported. The aircraft sustained substantial damage from the impact. The pilot in command and 5 passengers on board reported no injuries. All occupants used the left main fuselage door to exit the aircraft. There was no post-crash fire. The pilot and all other passengers walked away unassisted.
Local law enforcement and the fire department arrived at the scene approximately 30 minutes after the accident. There was an aircraft in the pattern that witnessed the accident and reported it to ATC.
The aircraft appears to have sustained substantial damage. The left wing's outboard section shows wing skin bubbles and wrinkles, indicating rip damage. All three left engine propeller blades have significant prop strike damages. The main fuselage door’s footstep was separated from the fuselage. No leaks of fuel, oil, or hydraulic fluids are detected.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 10, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 23:50 LOCAL TIME, A BEECHCRAFT 60 MULTI-ENGINE PISTON-POWERED FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ARRIVING ON RUNWAY 26R AT CHINO AIRPORT (CNO). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PRIVATE TRIP FOR THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS THREE MILES FINAL FOR THE LANDING RUNWAY (OR "AT THREE MILES FINAL APPROACH TO THE LANDING RUNWAY"), THE PILOT COMMENCED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A LANDING AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE PAVED RUNWAY 26L WITHOUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THE LEFT ENGINE'S PROPELLERS AND THE AREA UNDER THE MAIN WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT UNBALANCED DRAG AND MADE A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT ABOUT 160 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND. NO AIRPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES. ALL OCCUPANTS USED THE LEFT MAIN FUSELAGE DOOR TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT AND ALL OTHER PASSENGERS WALKED AWAY UNASSISTED.
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN THAT WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND REPORTED IT TO ATC.
THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LEFT WING'S OUTBOARD SECTION SHOWS WING SKIN BUBBLES AND WRINKLES, INDICATING RIP DAMAGE. ALL THREE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES HAVE SIGNIFICANT PROP STRIKE DAMAGES. THE MAIN FUSELAGE DOOR’S FOOTSTEP WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. NO LEAKS OF FUEL, OIL, OR HYDRAULIC FLUIDS ARE DETECTED.
NTSB investigation
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