ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140236
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| Date: | Friday 2 December 2011 |
| Time: | 14:25 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 76 Duchess |
| Owner/operator: | Bel-Air International |
| Registration: | N23852 |
| MSN: | ME-15 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9102 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Carlos Airport - KSQL, San Carlos, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Livermore, CA (LVK) |
| San Carlos, CA (SQL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff, the tower controller notified him that the right main landing gear did not appear to fully retract. The pilot did a low fly-by over the runway, and the tower controller reported that all three landing gear appeared to be fully extended. The pilot then departed the area to another airport. While on approach for landing, the pilot selected the gear down. The left and nose landing gear indication lights illuminated; however, the right did not. The pilot tested the light bulb and performed an emergency gear extension that was unsuccessful. During a low approach, tower personnel reported that the landing gear appeared to be in the down position. The pilot was subsequently cleared to land, and during the landing roll, everything appeared normal except the right gear light was still not on. The pilot reported that after touchdown he cautiously slowed the airplane to almost a complete stop before turning off the runway. During the turn, the right main landing gear collapsed. A postaccident visual examination of the gear revealed that the A-frame assembly failed in what appeared to be in overload at the top/forward attach point.
Probable Cause: The collapse of the right main landing gear during the turn off the runway due to the failure of the A-frame assembly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2011 11:54 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Dec-2011 12:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2012 00:32 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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