# Incident 19960310033619I: Beech 3NM, Tucson, AZ, March 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N3647, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3647) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960310033619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 10, 1996, AT ABOUT 1730 MST, A BEECH BE-18, N3647, OPERATED BY MARK A REBHOLZ, LANDED GEAR-UP AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TUCSON, ARIZONA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS 5 PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NOGALES, ARIZONA AT ABOUT 1655 MST. THE FLIGHTS ORIGINAL DESTINATION WAS CHANDLER, ARIZONA, BUT THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO TUCSON WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS KEEPING THE LEFT ENGINE RUNNING. A SHORT TIME AFTER THE ENGINE PROBLEM STARTED, THE PILOT SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THEN THE PASSENGERS REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE PILOT TURNED OFF FUEL AND OIL TO THE LEFT ENGINE, AND THEN FIRED THE EXTINGUISHER. WHEN THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN IN ORDER TO LAND AT TUCSON, NOTHING HAPPENED. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON THE FLOOR TO FREE-FALL THE GEAR, AND HE FELT IT GO DOWN. HE STARTED CRANKING THE GEAR THE LAST FEW TURNS, REACHED THE STOP, AND TRIED TO ROCK THE CRANK BACK AND FORTH. HE NEVER GOT THE GREEN GEAR-DOWN LIGHT. HE BEGAN A GO-AROUND BUT WAS TOO LOW AND SLOW TO EXECUTE IT. HE TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY, LANDING ABOUT HALF-WAY DOWN RUNWAY 29R. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT SPRAYED SOME FOAM ON THE RIGHT ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS SMOKING. INSPECTION FOUND THE ELECTRICAL POWER LEAD ARCED FROM THE GROUND SERVICE RECEPTACLE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT. INCIDENT CLOSED.

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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