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FAA accident report · Beta Biz BETA BIZ LX7 · Huntsville, AL · March 30, 2024

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Date
March 30, 2024 · 12:39 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Airport
Huntsville International-Carl T Jones F
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N222MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA170
Reported as
Beta Biz Beta BIZ LX7
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,902 total
N222MARegistered now · Beta Biz BETA BIZ LX7S/N 014 · Built 2020Airframe modelBeta Biz BETA BIZ LX7Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Pilot reported abnormal landing gear indication upon approach (main gear indicated in transit). Pilot tried emergency gear extension, without success. Aircraft landed with nose landing gear extended and left and right main gear retracted. Aircraft turned right off runway as it stopped upon rollout.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ABNORMAL LANDING GEAR INDICATION UPON APPROACH (MAIN GEAR INDICATED IN TRANSIT). PILOT TRIED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, WITHOUT SUCCESS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT OFF RUNWAY AS IT STOPPED UPON ROLLOUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA24LA170Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHuntsville, ALThe failure of the nose landing gear actuator forward hydraulic fitting, which resulted in a main landing gear collapse during landing due to the loss of hydraulic fluid and pressure.Mar 30, 2024 · Substantial damage