Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 58

Difficulty date
February 7, 2013
Submitted
March 1, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N458P
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH119
Aircraft time
5,713 hours
Engine
Cont IO520C
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LT MLG COLLAPSED ON LANDING. GEAR INDICATOR SHOW ALL 3 GEARS DOWN & LOCKED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE LT GEAR FOLDED IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCHDOWN. INSPECTION OF MAIN GEAR SYS REVEALED HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE SYS THEREFORE IT IS UNABLE TO KNOW EXACTLY THE RIGGING POSITION OF THE SYS PRE-FAILURE.

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