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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Kansas City, MO · September 8, 2000

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Date
September 8, 2000 · 19:25 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N59CM
Reported as
Beech A36
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,219 total40 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N59CMRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1377 · Built 1979Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)privacy data omitted was on a VFR flight from Kansas City to macon, Missouri. When he arrived to macon and entered a downwind for the runway, the landing gear failed to deploy. After several attempts to lower the landing gear without success, he returned to the Kansas City Downtown Airport for a landing on runway 19. Beechcraft mechanics indicated to privacy data omitted that the dynamic brake had failed on the gear motor, and this let the gear crank up over center, not allowing the landing gear to be lowered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM KANSAS CITY TO MACON, MISSOURI. WHEN HE ARRIVED TO MACON AND ENTERED A DOWNWIND FOR THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO DEPLOY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS, HE RETURNED TO THE KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AIRPORT FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 19. BEECHCRAFT MECHANICS INDICATED TO ^PRIVACY DA^ THAT THE DYNAMIC BRAKE HAD FAILED ON THE GEAR MOTOR, AND THIS LET THE GEAR CRANK UP OVER CENTER, NOT ALLOWING THE LANDING GEAR TO BE LOWERED.