# Incident 19951026040699I: Beech 76, Carlsbad, CA, October 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1995, 11:46 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (CRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17AT-2025-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 350 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951026040699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 26, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1146 PDT, N17AT, A BEECHCRAFT BE-76, EXECUTED A GEAR UP LANDING AT PALOMAR AIRPORT, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE RIGHT GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, INDICATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THOMAS T. RUBEN, HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 564133684 UNDER FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIFORNIA, AT 0900 PST. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED; THEREFORE, THE RIGHT GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8011-4, WILL BE FORTHCOMING. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO A NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N17AT (2)

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

- [Incident 20240413004719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240413004719I), Apr 13, 2024: Beech 76 (N17AT), Zephyrhills, FL, Minor damage. On 04/13/2024, 1547 EDT, the pilot in command (PIC) of [privacy data omitted], a Beech BE-76, registered to [privacy data omitted], experienced a nose landing…
- [Incident 20080316012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080316012019I), Mar 16, 2008: Beech 76 (N17AT), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. (-23) During approach phase of flight, nose landing gear assembly would not extend. Pilot in command (PIC) accomplished fly-by of kfft airport in frankfort KY,…

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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