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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35-C33 · Raleigh-Durham, NC · October 13, 2000

Date: October 13, 2000 · 13:47 local
Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N250Y
Reported as: Beech 35C33
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,815 total500 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N250YRegistered now · Beech 35-C33S/N CD-1065 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech 35-C33 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Arrived on scene as aircraft was being unloaded from trailer. Minimum damage to fuselage, damage noted to prop blades. A review of aircraft records and pilot license and medical found no discrepancies pilot stated that gear handle was down prior to landing. Upon touch down pilot became aware of gear not down and locked. While aircraft was being lifted, gear handle was cycled, gear would not come down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ARRIVED ON SCENE AS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING UNLOADED FROM TRAILER. MINIMUM DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE, DAMAGE NOTED TO PROP BLADES. A REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND PILOT LICENSE AND MEDICAL FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES PILOT STATED THAT GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON TOUCH DOWN PILOT BECAME AWARE OF GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING LIFTED, GEAR HANDLE WAS CYCLED, GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN.