What happened
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Narrative: Beech BE-95 aircraft N658T landed at Kahului Airport with all landing gear retracted. During approach to kona, Hawaii, the tower advised aircraft N658T that the left landing gear was not extended. The pilot made several attempts to extend the gear but to no avail. The aircraft was diverted to Kahului Airport where a gear up landing was made. Maintenance inspection revealed that the left hand gear actuator rod p/n 35-815215-2 was bent and broken resulting from left unlock mechanism failure. The uplock mechanism failure was caused by excessive corrosion on the uplock cable pn 35-815109, spring mbl uplock pn 35-815115 and bearing pn nas 505-5J. Preliminary inspection of the damage caused by the gear up landing revealed that both propeller tips were bent, underside of the aircraft was scraped and both wing flaps were slightly damaged. The last annual inspection was performed on September 17, 1993 with airframe total time of 4852.8 hrs. And hobbs meter at 1983.2. The incident occurred at hobbs reading of 2115 hrs. Our investigation revealed that the uplock mechanism was not lubricated thus causing it to freeze, therefore was not in compliance with the repetitive inspection of AD 72-22-0 which requires the uplock mechanism to be lubricated in accordance with Beech service instruction no. 04488-211 during 100-HR. Inspection. Incident closed. No pilot deviation. No NMAC.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: BEECH BE-95 AIRCRAFT N658T LANDED AT KAHULUI AIRPORT WITH ALL LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. DURING APPROACH TO KONA, HAWAII, THE TOWER ADVISED AIRCRAFT N658T THAT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO KAHULUI AIRPORT WHERE A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT HAND GEAR ACTUATOR ROD P/N 35-815215-2 WAS BENT AND BROKEN RESULTING FROM LEFT UNLOCK MECHANISM FAILURE. THE UPLOCK MECHANISM FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE UPLOCK CABLE PN 35-815109, SPRING MBL UPLOCK PN 35-815115 AND BEARING PN NAS 505-5J. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE GEAR UP LANDING REVEALED THAT BOTH PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT, UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCRAPED AND BOTH WING FLAPS WERE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1993 WITH AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME OF 4852.8 HRS. AND HOBBS METER AT 1983.2. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HOBBS READING OF 2115 HRS. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE UPLOCK MECHANISM WAS NOT LUBRICATED THUS CAUSING IT TO FREEZE, THEREFORE WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REPETITIVE INSPECTION OF AD 72-22-0 WHICH REQUIRES THE UPLOCK MECHANISM TO BE LUBRICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BEECH SERVICE INSTRUCTION NO. 04488-211 DURING 100-HR. INSPECTION. INCIDENT CLOSED. NO PILOT DEVIATION. NO NMAC.
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