19990410039779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F35 · St Petersburg-C, FL · April 10, 1999

Date: April 10, 1999 · 14:42 local
Place: St Petersburg-C, FL
Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3372C
Reported as: Beech F35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3372CRegistered now · Beech F35S/N D-4039 · Built 1955 Airframe modelBeech F35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Enroute from ceder key (cdk) to vandenberg airport (X16)-on approach to X16 another aircraft noted that N3372C did not have it's left main landing gear completely lowered-they tried to cycle the gear several time to no avail. They lost the alternator and manually tried to extend the gear 7-8 times, the nose and right gear would lock down but the left would only go half way down. They proveeded to pie for an emergency landing (pie emerg. Equipped airport). They had no radio communication and landing gear up on runway 27. No injuries, minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE FROM CEDER KEY (CDK) TO VANDENBERG AIRPORT (X16)-ON APPROACH TO X16 ANOTHER AIRCRAFT NOTED THAT N3372C DID NOT HAVE IT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COMPLETELY LOWERED-THEY TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR SEVERAL TIME TO NO AVAIL. THEY LOST THE ALTERNATOR AND MANUALLY TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR 7-8 TIMES, THE NOSE AND RIGHT GEAR WOULD LOCK DOWN BUT THE LEFT WOULD ONLY GO HALF WAY DOWN. THEY PROVEEDED TO PIE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING (PIE EMERG. EQUIPPED AIRPORT). THEY HAD NO RADIO COMMUNICATION AND LANDING GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 27. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE.