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FAA incident report · Raytheon A36 · St Petersburg, FL · August 21, 2024

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Date
August 21, 2024 · 16:50 local
Place
St Petersburg, FL
Airport
Albert Whitted
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3332B
Reported as
Raytheon A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,375 total310 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N3332BRegistered now · Raytheon A36S/N E-3140 · Built 1997Airframe modelRaytheon A36Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 21, 2024 at approximately 16:50 local. The accident aircraft, a Beechcraft A-36 sn: E-3140, experienced a collapsed nose landing gear during landing on runway 7 at Albert Whitted Airport (kspg) st. Petersburg, FL. The PIC had received the aircraft from a local repair shop after maintenance was performed to correct a nose wheel shimmy condition. During a post maintenenance check flight the PIC reported on approach into st pete-clearwater international airport (kpie) that he had not received a nose gear down indication. After a tower confirmation pass (gear down), the PIC elecetd to return to kspg since his maintenance facility was located there. On initial landing on rwy 7 his nose gear felt soft and he took the aircraft back into the air without any reported prop strike. During inflight troubleshooting, he noticed the gear circuit breaker (cb) had tripped. After resetting the (cb) he cycled the landing gear several times receiving good gear indication and conducted a low pass where spg tower confirmed gear down position. Upon landing on rwy 7 the pilot held the nose off the ground for as long as possible. During rollout, the nose gear collapsed causing damage to the propeller, nose gear doors and forward fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 21, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:50 LOCAL. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, A BEECHCRAFT A-36 SN: E-3140, EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 AT ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT (KSPG) ST. PETERSBURG, FL. THE PIC HAD RECEIVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED TO CORRECT A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY CONDITION. DURING A POST MAINTENENANCE CHECK FLIGHT THE PIC REPORTED ON APPROACH INTO ST PETE-CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPIE) THAT HE HAD NOT RECEIVED A NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. AFTER A TOWER CONFIRMATION PASS (GEAR DOWN), THE PIC ELECETD TO RETURN TO KSPG SINCE HIS MAINTENANCE FACILITY WAS LOCATED THERE. ON INITIAL LANDING ON RWY 7 HIS NOSE GEAR FELT SOFT AND HE TOOK THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR WITHOUT ANY REPORTED PROP STRIKE. DURING INFLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING, HE NOTICED THE GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER (CB) HAD TRIPPED. AFTER RESETTING THE (CB) HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES RECEIVING GOOD GEAR INDICATION AND CONDUCTED A LOW PASS WHERE SPG TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN POSITION. UPON LANDING ON RWY 7 THE PILOT HELD THE NOSE OFF THE GROUND FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. DURING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND FORWARD FUSELAGE.