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FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Nashville, TN · January 28, 1996

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Date
January 28, 1996 · 16:40 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
Cornelia Fort Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N255Z
Reported as
Beech V35
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
855 total39 in this make and model114 in the last 90 days
N255ZRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2000 · Beech V35S/N D-8228Airframe modelBeech V35

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What happened

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

Narrative: on January 28, 1996, at approximately 1600 hr., pilots (identity expunged) (PIC) pilot in command; right seat, and eric e. schuh, left seat; along with one passenger; took off on aircraft N255Z from Cornelia fort airport (M88) to practice CFI maneuvers. An emergency gear extension was performed in practice area without incident, the gear was retracted normally and aircraft returned to Cornelia fort airport (M88) to make a full stop landing. Upon arrival at M88; runway 22; the gear handle was placed in the down position and the pilot felt what he thought was the drag of the gear, neither pilot thought to check the gear indicator for a down and locked indication, and the aircraft was landed with the gear retracted. After the aircraft came to rest (PIC) (identity expunged) checked the circuit breaker and the gear handle position. The gear handle was down and the circuit breaker was in. There was no injuries, and only minor damage done to the aircraft. On January 29, 1996, the aircraft was inspected on site by aviation safety inspectors david g. miller, and lynn d. heath. Pictures were taken and we observed a gear extension and retraction; manually and electrically. System worked as designed, no defects noted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 28, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HR., PILOTS (IDENTITY EXPUNGED) (PIC) PILOT IN COMMAND; RIGHT SEAT, AND ERIC E. SCHUH, LEFT SEAT; ALONG WITH ONE PASSENGER; TOOK OFF ON AIRCRAFT N255Z FROM CORNELIA FORT AIRPORT (M88) TO PRACTICE CFI MANEUVERS. AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED IN PRACTICE AREA WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED NORMALLY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CORNELIA FORT AIRPORT (M88) TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING. UPON ARRIVAL AT M88; RUNWAY 22; THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE PILOT FELT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE DRAG OF THE GEAR, NEITHER PILOT THOUGHT TO CHECK THE GEAR INDICATOR FOR A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST (PIC) (IDENTITY EXPUNGED) CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE GEAR HANDLE POSITION. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS IN. THERE WAS NO INJURIES, AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ON JANUARY 29, 1996, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON SITE BY AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS DAVID G. MILLER, AND LYNN D. HEATH. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND WE OBSERVED A GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION; MANUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY. SYSTEM WORKED AS DESIGNED, NO DEFECTS NOTED.