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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech 99 · Kotzebue, AK · March 2, 2001

Date: March 2, 2001 · 19:29 local
Place: Kotzebue, AK
Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: TN8C
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N199SD
Reported as: Beech 99
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total450 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N199SDRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Beech 99S/N U-26 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 99 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23)Ptrs number AL012001B1348 Mr. Spisak said he experienced the malfunction at about 1800 when on 6 mile final for runway 26 at otz and attempted to lower the landing gear. Mr. Spisak said he heard a few noises and the motor start to run but no aerodynamic changes in the a/c and the light in the gear handle was red. He then made a 360 turn and consulted the emergency checklist and checked the landing gear circuit breaker, but the gear would not go down. He attempted to use the emergency extension procedure, which did not work. Mr. Spisak said that he made a couple fly-overs to check the gear position; they reported that the gear was barely down. After flying around to burn off extra fuel, Mr. Spisak landed the a/c on runway 35 with the landing gear partially extended. He reported the landing as being uneventful.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PTRS NUMBER AL012001B1348 MR. SPISAK SAID HE EXPERIENCED THE MALFUNCTION AT ABOUT 1800 WHEN ON 6 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 26 AT OTZ AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. MR. SPISAK SAID HE HEARD A FEW NOISES AND THE MOTOR START TO RUN BUT NO AERODYNAMIC CHANGES IN THE A/C AND THE LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS RED. HE THEN MADE A 360 TURN AND CONSULTED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER, BUT THE GEAR WOULD NOT GO DOWN. HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE, WHICH DID NOT WORK. MR. SPISAK SAID THAT HE MADE A COUPLE FLY-OVERS TO CHECK THE GEAR POSITION; THEY REPORTED THAT THE GEAR WAS BARELY DOWN. AFTER FLYING AROUND TO BURN OFF EXTRA FUEL, MR. SPISAK LANDED THE A/C ON RUNWAY 35 WITH THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. HE REPORTED THE LANDING AS BEING UNEVENTFUL.