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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Farmington, NM · May 28, 2000

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Date
May 28, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place
Farmington, NM
Airport
Four Corners Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
MASS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8074P
Reported as
Beech A36
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
437 total51 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days
N8074PRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Beech A36S/N E-2733 · Built 1992Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)On may 28, 2000, at approx 1600 MDT, a Beech A36, N8074P, registered to san juan pilot training, ic. Landed with the gear retracted at Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington, NM, during an instruction flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time & weather was not a factor. The aircraft sustained minor damage & the certificated fligth instructor and student pilot were uninjured. The flight originated at farmingotn approx. 1 hour earlier. The pilots had performed several touch-and-gos with no apparent problems. On the last one, the gear would not extend. Repeated attempts by both pilots (electrical and manual) failed to extend the gear. The instructor notified the tower of the emergnecy and landed with the gear up on runway 29 (a dirt strip). Exmination of the aircraft indicated a failure of either the landing gear uplock switch or the main landing gear relay. The motor continued to run after retraction until the gear became jammed inthe wheel wells popping the circuit breaker. The control tubes had to be cut to extend the gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON MAY 28, 2000, AT APPROX 1600 MDT, A BEECH A36, N8074P, REGISTERED TO SAN JUAN PILOT TRAINING, IC. LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AT FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT IN FARMINGTON, NM, DURING AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME & WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE & THE CERTIFICATED FLIGTH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FARMINGOTN APPROX. 1 HOUR EARLIER. THE PILOTS HAD PERFORMED SEVERAL TOUCH-AND-GOS WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. ON THE LAST ONE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY BOTH PILOTS (ELECTRICAL AND MANUAL) FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THE EMERGNECY AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 29 (A DIRT STRIP). EXMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED A FAILURE OF EITHER THE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH OR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RELAY. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER RETRACTION UNTIL THE GEAR BECAME JAMMED INTHE WHEEL WELLS POPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE CONTROL TUBES HAD TO BE CUT TO EXTEND THE GEAR.

Other reports on N8074P · 2

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

Accident 20090117000509ALanding · Farmington, NM(-23) On January 17, 2009 at 1858 MST, the landing gear of N8074P, a Beech A36 bonanza, collapsed shortly after landing at the Farmington, new Mexico municipal airport (fmn). The aircraft was operated by mpd, inc., a large flight school in Farmington. The…Jan 17, 2009 · Substantial damageIncident 20020711016999ITakeoff Ground Roll · Farmington, NM(-23) On take-off, aircraft exited runway to the left. Both main gear doors struck runway lights, causing minor damage to aircraft and damaging runway lights. The aircraft came to rest in the grass alongside the runway.Jul 11, 2002 · Minor damage