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FAA incident report · Beech 35BEECH · Burlington, CT · February 24, 2001

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Date
February 24, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place
Burlington, CT
Airport
Meadow Airstrip Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N910JL
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N910JLRegistered now · Beech 35S/N D-850Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 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) On 2/24/01 at 3PM inspector mac donald arrived at mountain Meadow airport (johnny cake) Burlington, CT to investigate a BE-35-35, that landed with gear up. The a/c was positioned about half way down the runway resting on the fuselage belly and both flaps. The pilot and passenger were uninjured and giving a statement to the local police. There was 579 feet from initial touchdown with skid marks and numerous prop strikes on the runway to where the a/c had stopped. Insp. Mac donald photographed the a/c from different angles including the damaged prop and gave permission to have the a/c raised and the landing gear extended. The l/g fell free down and a local airport mechanic who was assisting with the removal, pulled on the gear to insure they were lcoked. After this was accomplished with the mechanic turned on the battery and the landing light illuminated. The a/c was towed off the runway and positioned outside one of the hangers. 1. L/g failed to fully extend due to a worn l/g wire under the passengers seat that grounded against the seat metal frame and caued the circuit breaker to pop. 2. Pilot did not verify gear was down and locked. 3. L/g gear warning horn inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 2/24/01 AT 3PM INSPECTOR MAC DONALD ARRIVED AT MOUNTAIN MEADOW AIRPORT (JOHNNY CAKE) BURLINGTON, CT TO INVESTIGATE A BE-35-35, THAT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. THE A/C WAS POSITIONED ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY RESTING ON THE FUSELAGE BELLY AND BOTH FLAPS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND GIVING A STATEMENT TO THE LOCAL POLICE. THERE WAS 579 FEET FROM INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WITH SKID MARKS AND NUMEROUS PROP STRIKES ON THE RUNWAY TO WHERE THE A/C HAD STOPPED. INSP. MAC DONALD PHOTOGRAPHED THE A/C FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES INCLUDING THE DAMAGED PROP AND GAVE PERMISSION TO HAVE THE A/C RAISED AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE L/G FELL FREE DOWN AND A LOCAL AIRPORT MECHANIC WHO WAS ASSISTING WITH THE REMOVAL, PULLED ON THE GEAR TO INSURE THEY WERE LCOKED. AFTER THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE MECHANIC TURNED ON THE BATTERY AND THE LANDING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE A/C WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY AND POSITIONED OUTSIDE ONE OF THE HANGERS. 1. L/G FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND DUE TO A WORN L/G WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGERS SEAT THAT GROUNDED AGAINST THE SEAT METAL FRAME AND CAUED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO POP. 2. PILOT DID NOT VERIFY GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. 3. L/G GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.