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A private pilot in a beech bonanza suffers a gear collapse on the runway during landing. Reporter cites a failure of the banjo connector in the gear system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 62s |
| State Reference | OR |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 48 flight time type : 48 |
| ASRS Report | 423120 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
This event was a landing, not an accident. A belly landing of a 1948 bonanza took place due to a banjo connector in the landing gear mechanism failing. An annual was performed and completed shortly prior to the event, but the banjo connector was covered by the skin of aircraft as are other parts and hot part of the annual inspection. If these parts are to be included in the annual inspections, openings and cover plates should be provided for this purpose. A cracked or defective part would still not be noticed by this remedy. Suggest a change in the engineering. Note: I know this is a late report but due to the flu bug I have been sick ever since late sep/98 till now with complications. I thought I would send it in anyway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT IN A BEECH BONANZA SUFFERS A GEAR COLLAPSE ON THE RWY DURING LNDG. RPTR CITES A FAILURE OF THE BANJO CONNECTOR IN THE GEAR SYS.
Narrative: THIS EVENT WAS A LNDG, NOT AN ACCIDENT. A BELLY LNDG OF A 1948 BONANZA TOOK PLACE DUE TO A BANJO CONNECTOR IN THE LNDG GEAR MECHANISM FAILING. AN ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED AND COMPLETED SHORTLY PRIOR TO THE EVENT, BUT THE BANJO CONNECTOR WAS COVERED BY THE SKIN OF ACFT AS ARE OTHER PARTS AND HOT PART OF THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. IF THESE PARTS ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS, OPENINGS AND COVER PLATES SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE. A CRACKED OR DEFECTIVE PART WOULD STILL NOT BE NOTICED BY THIS REMEDY. SUGGEST A CHANGE IN THE ENGINEERING. NOTE: I KNOW THIS IS A LATE RPT BUT DUE TO THE FLU BUG I HAVE BEEN SICK EVER SINCE LATE SEP/98 TILL NOW WITH COMPLICATIONS. I THOUGHT I WOULD SEND IT IN ANYWAY.
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.