ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355280
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 September 1997 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft V35 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9453S |
| MSN: | 8047 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2617 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sulphur Springs, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Paris, TX (KPRX) |
| (KSPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was preparing for a commercial pilot check flight. He had failed 2 previous check flights. On the first failed check flight, the airplane was about 20 ft AGL before the pilot lowered the landing gear during a 'simulated' emergency. During the second check flight, short field landings were unsatisfactory. During the accident flight, the pilot was practicing short field landings for another check flight. During the flare/touchdown for one of these landings, the right main gear collapsed, and the inboard right main gear door scraped the runway. A mechanic reported that when he entered the cockpit (after the accident), the gear handle was in the 'down' position, and the landing gear motor circuit breaker was 'popped.' When the mechanic turned on the master switch and pushed the circuit breaker 'in,' the gear motor ran for 2 seconds, and the 'green' gear down indicator light illuminated. The gear system components were intact, and no discrepancies were found with the gear system or the electrical system. A witness observed that the right landing gear was not fully extended when the right wing struck the runway.
Probable Cause: the pilot's delayed extension of the landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA342
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 10:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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