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FAA incident report · Beech A36TC · Olathe, KS · July 21, 1999

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Date
July 21, 1999 · 22:50 local
Place
Olathe, KS
Airport
New Century Aircenter Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N707LJ
Reported as
Beech A36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total500 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N707LJRegistered now · Beech A36TCS/N EA-4 · Built 1979Airframe modelBeech A36TCEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported gear motor circuit breaker popped when gear extension was attempted. After second attempt, pilot elected to crank gear down. Pilot stated he turned the crank until he had three green lights and the handle broke free. Normal landing was accomplished. The nose gear collapsed on roll out. See attached inspector's statement. This incident number CE99IGA0076 is closed with this report. The following statement from ernie jarvis, aviation safety inspector: after a gear up incident involving Beechcraft A36-TC, N707LJ, personnel from executive Beechcraft, new Century airport recovered the aircraft and placed it in their maintenance hangar. According to Mr. Steve Mooney, an employee, when he reached the aircraft the landing gear handle was in the "up" position, the gear position indicator light circuit breaker was popped, and the landing gear motor circuit breaker was pulled. Both inboard gear doors were open approx. 6 inches. The nose gear extension rod was bent and the actuating arm that attaches the gear box to the extension rod for the right main gear was bent. When I arrived, the aircraft was on jacks. The gear was partially extended, so Mr. Tim chanay and a mechanic attempted to manually extend the landing gear with the hand crank. Except for the nose gear, the landing gear extended to down and locked with normal indications. The gear also functioned normally when the gear handle was placed in the up position with electrical power on the airplane. When the gear handle was placed in the down position, the panel lights dimmed appreciably, and the gear did not move. After a short time we saw smoke coming from the gear motor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN GEAR EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED. AFTER SECOND ATTEMPT, PILOT ELECTED TO CRANK GEAR DOWN. PILOT STATED HE TURNED THE CRANK UNTIL HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND THE HANDLE BROKE FREE. NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT. SEE ATTACHED INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT. THIS INCIDENT NUMBER CE99IGA0076 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT FROM ERNIE JARVIS, AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR: AFTER A GEAR UP INCIDENT INVOLVING BEECHCRAFT A36-TC, N707LJ, PERSONNEL FROM EXECUTIVE BEECHCRAFT, NEW CENTURY AIRPORT RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED IT IN THEIR MAINTENANCE HANGAR. ACCORDING TO MR. STEVE MOONEY, AN EMPLOYEE, WHEN HE REACHED THE AIRCRAFT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE "UP" POSITION, THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED, AND THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. BOTH INBOARD GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN APPROX. 6 INCHES. THE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION ROD WAS BENT AND THE ACTUATING ARM THAT ATTACHES THE GEAR BOX TO THE EXTENSION ROD FOR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS BENT. WHEN I ARRIVED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON JACKS. THE GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED, SO MR. TIM CHANAY AND A MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE HAND CRANK. EXCEPT FOR THE NOSE GEAR, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED TO DOWN AND LOCKED WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. THE GEAR ALSO FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE UP POSITION WITH ELECTRICAL POWER ON THE AIRPLANE. WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED APPRECIABLY, AND THE GEAR DID NOT MOVE. AFTER A SHORT TIME WE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE GEAR MOTOR.