19990220013189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35-33 · Carlsbad, CA · February 20, 1999

Date: February 20, 1999 · 11:37 local
Place: Carlsbad, CA
Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N927T
Reported as: Beech 3533
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 29,000 total1,200 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N927TRegistered now · Beech 35-33S/N CD-139 · Built 1960 Airframe modelBeech 35-33 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After take off from oceanside municipal airport (L32), CA, the pilot heard a loud noise coming from the nose gear wheel well during landing gear retraction. The nose gear mechanical indicator was pointing between the up and down position. The main landing gears were in the up and locked position (no lights). Two tower flybys verified the nose gear was not in the up or down position. The pilot performed the landing gear adnormal prodedures and landed the aircraft at mcclennan-Palomar airport (crq), Carlsbad, CA. The aircraft received minor damage and there were no injuries to the pilot and passengers.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM OCEANSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (L32), CA, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. THE NOSE GEAR MECHANICAL INDICATOR WAS POINTING BETWEEN THE UP AND DOWN POSITION. THE MAIN LANDING GEARS WERE IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION (NO LIGHTS). TWO TOWER FLYBYS VERIFIED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT IN THE UP OR DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE LANDING GEAR ADNORMAL PRODEDURES AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT MCCLENNAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT (CRQ), CARLSBAD, CA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS.