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FAA incident report · Beech C24R · Orlando, FL · August 1, 2000

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Date
August 1, 2000 · 10:15 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1831N
Reported as
Beech C24R
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total45 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N1831NRegistered now · Beech C24RS/N MC-763 · Built 1981Airframe modelBeech C24REngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilot-in-command privacy data omitted stated that the flight originated at craig airport (crg) at 0705 am direct to Orlando executive (orl) his destiantion. It was a normal flight the entire time. We were instructed to enter the left base for rwy 07. When I "dropped" the gear I only showed (green light) nose and right main as down. I tried recycling with same results. I contacted the tower and reported the situation and asked for a low pass to inspect the gear condition. The tower informed me that the left main as being fully in the up position. I then proceeded 5 to 7 miles northeast and went through all emergency procedures without positive effect. I continued to burn off excessive fuel, reviewed the emergency procedures for a gear up landing. At approximately 1000AM I landed the aircraft on rwy 13 with gear up. The aircraft landed without further incident and there was no injuries or damage to the airport property. Subsequent investigation found a malfunction in the left main landing gear uplock actuator assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT-IN-COMMAND ^PRIVACY^ STATED THAT THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CRAIG AIRPORT (CRG) AT 0705 AM DIRECT TO ORLANDO EXECUTIVE (ORL) HIS DESTIANTION. IT WAS A NORMAL FLIGHT THE ENTIRE TIME. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO ENTER THE LEFT BASE FOR RWY 07. WHEN I "DROPPED" THE GEAR I ONLY SHOWED (GREEN LIGHT) NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN AS DOWN. I TRIED RECYCLING WITH SAME RESULTS. I CONTACTED THE TOWER AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AND ASKED FOR A LOW PASS TO INSPECT THE GEAR CONDITION. THE TOWER INFORMED ME THAT THE LEFT MAIN AS BEING FULLY IN THE UP POSITION. I THEN PROCEEDED 5 TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST AND WENT THROUGH ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITHOUT POSITIVE EFFECT. I CONTINUED TO BURN OFF EXCESSIVE FUEL, REVIEWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A GEAR UP LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000AM I LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RWY 13 WITH GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND A MALFUNCTION IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY.