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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B35 · El Cajon, CA · April 10, 1988

Date
April 10, 1988 · 12:13 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3993N
Reported as
Beech B35
Reported engine
Continental E1858
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
816 total200 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to lower gear. Emergency procedures used. Gear up landing. Hand crank bolt sheared. Retract system problem.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES USED. GEAR UP LANDING. HAND CRANK BOLT SHEARED. RETRACT SYSTEM PROBLEM.

Other reports on N3993N · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.