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FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Siler City, NC · November 28, 1998

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Date
November 28, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place
Siler City, NC
Airport
Blair Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N449T
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total5,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N449TRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9153 · Built 1970Airframe modelBeech V35BEngine 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.

(-5)Pilot selected landing gear down. Landing gear down light did not illuminate and according to the pilot, he began to smell an odor that resembled burning electrical components or wiring. The pilot elected to land immediately and the aircraft landed on the runway with the landing gear in the retracted position. The aircraft sustained only minor damage and the pilot was uninjured. Subsequent investigation revealed that the landing gear motor had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR THAT RESEMBLED BURNING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OR WIRING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR HAD FAILED.