# Incident 19940318013559I: Beech F33A, Tucson, AZ, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 11:55 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IYOV
- Location: 32.1171° N, 110.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1171&lon=-110.9415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6508V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6508V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,440 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318013559I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: DURING A TRAINING MISSION WE EXPERIENCED A GEAR PROBLEM. WHILE PERFORMING A GO-AROUND AFTER A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT WE HEARD A LOUD BANG DURING GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED LIT AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR THE IN TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ON, THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WASN'T LIT BUT THE MAIN GEAR SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED WE RETURNED TO RYON. RYON TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WASN'T LOCKED. WE FLEW TO TUCSON WHERE THE TOWER ALSO SAID IT WASN'T LOCKED. I PERFORMED A FLAPS 30 LANDING SHUTTING THE ENGINE FUEL AND ELECTRICAL OFF ON SHORT FINAL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN I HELD THE NOSE OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AFTER THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN I USED THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT. LANDED 11R TUCSON INTERNATIONAL DAY VFR 50 MILES VISIBILITY NO CEILING. MARK D. THOMAS CFI 378548830.

## Other reports on N6508V (1)

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

- [Accident 19900417009559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900417009559A), Apr 17, 1990: Beech F33A (N6508V), Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. Wing struck a storage shed that was on edge of taxiway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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