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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B35 · Orland, CA · March 12, 1994

Date: March 12, 1994 · 19:15 local
Place: Orland, CA
Airport: Haigh Field Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5256C
Reported as: Beech B35
Reported engine: Continental E1858
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total2,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N5256CRegistered now · Beech B35S/N D-2648 · Built 1950 Airframe modelBeech B35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: on approach to land, the gear was selected down. While gear was in transent, the aircraft lost power. Aircraft pilot could not determine if gear was full down and locked. Landing occurred uneventfully but during roll out, right MLG folded in the up position. Aircraft received minor damage to gear door and propeller. No injuries to sole occupant. Investigation found broken wire on master relay.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH TO LAND, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. WHILE GEAR WAS IN TRANSENT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT PILOT COULD NOT DETERMINE IF GEAR WAS FULL DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDING OCCURRED UNEVENTFULLY BUT DURING ROLL OUT, RIGHT MLG FOLDED IN THE UP POSITION. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO GEAR DOOR AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT. INVESTIGATION FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON MASTER RELAY.