What happened
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On March 12, 1998, at 1940 mountain standard time, a Beech 58, N9239Q, sustained substantial damage during a gear up landing at Taos Municipal Airport, Taos, new Mexico. The private pilot and his three passengers were not injured, and there was no damage to other property. The flight was operating under title 14 CFR part 91, and an IFR flight plan ahd been filed. The flight originated at austin, Texas, at 1540 central standard time. According to the pilots accident report, he attempted to lower the landing gear in preparation for a normal landing on runway 22. When he lowered the landing gear switch, the gear lock indicators failed to indicate that the landing gear had been moved to the down and locked position. The switch was raised and lowered again but failed to lower the landing gear. He also attempted to lower the landing gear by manual extension, but was unsuccessful. After circling the airport for approximately 20-30 minutes, the pilot notified ground personnel of the situation and excuted an emergency gear up landing. Post accident examination of the aircraft revealed that the landing gear box had failed, causing the flaps attachment tracks to seperate from the spar webbing, and the belly former to be damaged. (-23) on March 12, 1998 at 1935 mountain standard time, a Beech 58, N9239Q, sustained substantial damage during a gear up landing at Taos Municipal Airport, Taos, new Mexico. The private pilot and his four passengers were not injured and there was no damage to property. The flight originated from austin, Texas, at 1540 central standard time. The pilot was unable to lower the landing gear and conducted an intentional gear up landing after exhausting all attempts to lower the landing gear by both regular and alternate methods.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 12, 1998, AT 1940 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 58, N9239Q, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GEAR UP LANDING AT TAOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TAOS, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AHD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AUSTIN, TEXAS, AT 1540 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS ACCIDENT REPORT, HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 22. WHEN HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH, THE GEAR LOCK INDICATORS FAILED TO INDICATE THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN MOVED TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE SWITCH WAS RAISED AND LOWERED AGAIN BUT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BY MANUAL EXTENSION, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER CIRCLING THE AIRPORT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MINUTES, THE PILOT NOTIFIED GROUND PERSONNEL OF THE SITUATION AND EXCUTED AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR BOX HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE FLAPS ATTACHMENT TRACKS TO SEPERATE FROM THE SPAR WEBBING, AND THE BELLY FORMER TO BE DAMAGED. (-23) ON MARCH 12, 1998 AT 1935 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 58, N9239Q, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GEAR UP LANDING AT TAOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TAOS, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS, AT 1540 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND CONDUCTED AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BY BOTH REGULAR AND ALTERNATE METHODS.
NTSB investigation
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