N44DB is a 1959 Beech K35. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 5 seats, powered by a Cont Motor I0-470 series rated at 260 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Rock Hill, SC. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Aug 1959. It has been registered to its current owner since Oct 2007. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 67 years old
2007
1959
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On the base leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot lowered the landing gear and the green landing gear indicator light illuminated. During the subsequent landing, the main gear touched down, and “the nose came down like normal but kept going down with a sudden bang.” The airplane slid off the runway, came to rest in the grass, and sustained substantial damage to the forward lower fuselage.
Examination of the airplane revealed that forward end of the landing gear actuator rod was fractured. The failure resulted in insufficient tension to keep the over-center down lock assembly in place.
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