19990801023729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Falls City, NE · August 1, 1999

Date: August 1, 1999 · 22:35 local
Place: Falls City, NE
Airport: Brenner Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3077H
Reported as: Beech F33A
Reported engine: Continental IO520BB
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 330 total11 in this make and model

N3077HRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1154 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBeech F33A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed Kansas city, MO (mkc). 10 minutes out pilot reported electrical problems. Pilot claims to have lowered landing gear but had no lights so he placed the gear handle in the up position. Pilot attempted to lower gear manually but could not move manual crank. Results were a gear-up landing at Falls City, NE, causing minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot or his 3 passengers. Further investigation by maintenance personnel revealed no discripancies with the landing gear or electrical systems. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KANSAS CITY, MO (MKC). 10 MINUTES OUT PILOT REPORTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE LOWERED LANDING GEAR BUT HAD NO LIGHTS SO HE PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY BUT COULD NOT MOVE MANUAL CRANK. RESULTS WERE A GEAR-UP LANDING AT FALLS CITY, NE, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS 3 PASSENGERS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED NO DISCRIPANCIES WITH THE LANDING GEAR OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N3077H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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