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(Tty) acft was on a mechanical test flight when it landed gear up. (-23) on Wednesday October 14, 1998 at approximately 1940 local, Mr. Terry priestap (pilot/owner) of BE35 N5208C landed gear up on runway 17R at the Laredo airport. Mr. Priestap stated that this was his first flight since the aircraft had extensive maintenance work completed by sunset aviation, inc. of gatesville, TX. The aircraft had been flown to Laredo from gatesville by sunset personnel the previous day. Included in the maintenance work done was repair to the gear retraction and extension system. Mr. Priesttapp stated that the landing gear electrical circuit breaker had been popping and was one of the maintenance items addressed as work completed. Mr. Priestap stated that he activiated the gear down switch and noticed a green light gear down indication. Subsequent investigation by ASI jesus cavazos and ASI john goodwin validated that during a gear retraction and extension test, the green gear down light illuminated and no gear horn sounded while the gear failed to completely extend and lock. Privacy data omitted privacy data omitted privacy data omitted privacy data omitted the aircraft was damaged in the area of the main landing gear inboard gear doors (not the outboard doors) the nose gear doors both flaps in the inboard area, the belly of the fuselage to about the entrance step, the exhaust pipe was crushed, both blades curled, and the engine left and right cowling were damaged. Some damage to the aircraft was sustained by an automotive wrecker while lifting the aircraft off the ground. Privacy data omitted privacy data omitted end of report.
As the FAA filed it
(TTY) ACFT WAS ON A MECHANICAL TEST FLIGHT WHEN IT LANDED GEAR UP. (-23) ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1940 LOCAL, MR. TERRY PRIESTAP (PILOT/OWNER) OF BE35 N5208C LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 17R AT THE LAREDO AIRPORT. MR. PRIESTAP STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT SINCE THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE WORK COMPLETED BY SUNSET AVIATION, INC. OF GATESVILLE, TX. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN TO LAREDO FROM GATESVILLE BY SUNSET PERSONNEL THE PREVIOUS DAY. INCLUDED IN THE MAINTENANCE WORK DONE WAS REPAIR TO THE GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION SYSTEM. MR. PRIESTTAPP STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN POPPING AND WAS ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE ITEMS ADDRESSED AS WORK COMPLETED. MR. PRIESTAP STATED THAT HE ACTIVIATED THE GEAR DOWN SWITCH AND NOTICED A GREEN LIGHT GEAR DOWN INDICATION. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY ASI JESUS CAVAZOS AND ASI JOHN GOODWIN VALIDATED THAT DURING A GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TEST, THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NO GEAR HORN SOUNDED WHILE THE GEAR FAILED TO COMPLETELY EXTEND AND LOCK. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED IN THE AREA OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD GEAR DOORS (NOT THE OUTBOARD DOORS) THE NOSE GEAR DOORS BOTH FLAPS IN THE INBOARD AREA, THE BELLY OF THE FUSELAGE TO ABOUT THE ENTRANCE STEP, THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS CRUSHED, BOTH BLADES CURLED, AND THE ENGINE LEFT AND RIGHT COWLING WERE DAMAGED. SOME DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED BY AN AUTOMOTIVE WRECKER WHILE LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ END OF REPORT.
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