ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167728
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 July 2014 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Angel Brothers Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | N136EL |
| MSN: | E-561 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Antonio International Airport (KSAT), San Antonio, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baytown, TX (HPY) |
| San Antonio, TX (SAT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that, after conducting a personal flight and during the approach for landing, he attempted to lower the landing gear but that the left main landing gear did not extend. The pilot repeatedly attempted to lower the landing gear without success. He then chose to land the airplane with the landing gear retracted.
Examination of the airplane revealed that the left main landing gear retract rod was fractured and buckled. Examination of the remaining landing gear components revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The failure of the landing gear retract rod.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=136EL
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2014 20:08 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Jul-2014 07:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Jul-2014 18:42 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2014 18:45 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 18:50 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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