<< >> NASA ASRS Report 399932, April 1998

A BE35 private pilot loses control of his aircraft and goes off the side of the runway when his left gear collapses on landing.

Attributes
ACN	399932
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : t53
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	399932
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Left gear collapsed on landing, and according to FAA regulations, usnts 830-3, this was an incident, not an accident. No one was injured, no property damaged, nothing but the aircraft was damaged. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the aircraft was a bonanza 35. The reporter had the gear motor worked on about 3 months prior to this event when it had failed to extend the gear properly. The gear lights all indicated down when he ran his landing checklist. He feels that the right crosswind was an additional factor. The aircraft left the confines of the runway when he was unable to maintain control of the aircraft. He simply stated that the gear wasn't locked down properly and that's why it collapsed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE35 PVT PLT LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT AND GOES OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY WHEN HIS L GEAR COLLAPSES ON LNDG.

Narrative: L GEAR COLLAPSED ON LNDG, AND ACCORDING TO FAA REGS, USNTS 830-3, THIS WAS AN INCIDENT, NOT AN ACCIDENT. NO ONE WAS INJURED, NO PROPERTY DAMAGED, NOTHING BUT THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE ACFT WAS A BONANZA 35. THE RPTR HAD THE GEAR MOTOR WORKED ON ABOUT 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT WHEN IT HAD FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR PROPERLY. THE GEAR LIGHTS ALL INDICATED DOWN WHEN HE RAN HIS LNDG CHKLIST. HE FEELS THAT THE R XWIND WAS AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR. THE ACFT LEFT THE CONFINES OF THE RWY WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CTL OF THE ACFT. HE SIMPLY STATED THAT THE GEAR WASN'T LOCKED DOWN PROPERLY AND THAT'S WHY IT COLLAPSED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.