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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Omaha, NE · June 8, 1996

Date: June 8, 1996 · 12:43 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N35EK
Reported as: Beech V35B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,992 total4,182 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N35EKRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10238 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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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 June 8, 1996, N35EK, Beechcraft V35B, was returning to millard airport, Omaha, NE after a local flight when the pilot did not get a left gear down and locked indication. The pilot stated he could tell the gear was down because of mirrors mounted on the tip tanks. The pilot diverted to Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE where he landed without incident. Maintenance found the left gear locked but tension was low and there was no green light. Further investigation determined the left main landing gear rod assembly braze end was bent and had a slight twist. Maintenance replaced the rod assembly, gear motor and overhauled the gear box. It could not be determined how the rod assembly was bent. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 8, 1996, N35EK, BEECHCRAFT V35B, WAS RETURNING TO MILLARD AIRPORT, OMAHA, NE AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT DID NOT GET A LEFT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE PILOT STATED HE COULD TELL THE GEAR WAS DOWN BECAUSE OF MIRRORS MOUNTED ON THE TIP TANKS. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE WHERE HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT GEAR LOCKED BUT TENSION WAS LOW AND THERE WAS NO GREEN LIGHT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ROD ASSEMBLY BRAZE END WAS BENT AND HAD A SLIGHT TWIST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ROD ASSEMBLY, GEAR MOTOR AND OVERHAULED THE GEAR BOX. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED HOW THE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS BENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.