19990918029239I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B24R · Houston, TX · September 18, 1999

Date: September 18, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6980R
Reported as: Beech B24R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,980 total250 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N6980RRegistered now · Beech B24RS/N MC-325 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBeech B24R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated he had no indication in the cockpit of left main landing gear down prior to landing. He also stated normal, emergency and numerous other procedures were executed with out desired results. Aircraft was flown for over two hours in preparation for a reduced fuel landing. He stated the engine was secured on short final and a gear up landing was made on runway 35L. There was a minimum damage to underside of the aircraft and no injuries to occupants of aircraft. Left main gear uplock mechanism worn beyond manufactures limitations allowing the gear to hang. Replacement parts have been ordered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE HAD NO INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT OF LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. HE ALSO STATED NORMAL, EMERGENCY AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROCEDURES WERE EXECUTED WITH OUT DESIRED RESULTS. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR OVER TWO HOURS IN PREPARATION FOR A REDUCED FUEL LANDING. HE STATED THE ENGINE WAS SECURED ON SHORT FINAL AND A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 35L. THERE WAS A MINIMUM DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OF AIRCRAFT. LEFT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK MECHANISM WORN BEYOND MANUFACTURES LIMITATIONS ALLOWING THE GEAR TO HANG. REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.