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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Cleveland, OH · March 13, 2001

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Date
March 13, 2001 · 16:38 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9155Q
Reported as
Beech F33A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,050 total850 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N9155QRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-319 · Built 1970Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On takeoff climbout, the pilot retracted the landing gear, at approximately 1000 ft. and during the climbout the pilot felt excessive drag on the a/c, he observed that the red gear transmission light was illuminated. The pilot recycled the landing gear selector (lever) to the down position; the green down lights failed to illuminate. The pilot then recycled the landing gear selector (lever) to the up position and at that instant the a/c had a complete electrical failure, the alternator(fail) light illuminated and the pilot lost communications with cle-atct. The pilot pulled the landing gear cb, electrical power was restored by battery power. The pilot manually extended (cranked) landing gear but could only turn the emergency landing gear extension handle about 14-19 turns due to resistance and binding. The pilot advised cle-atct that he was returning to land. Cle-atc cleared the a/c to land on rwy 23L. Upon touchdown and rollout the left main and nose gear collapsed and finally the right main gear collapsed prior to the a/c coming to a complete stop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. AND DURING THE CLIMBOUT THE PILOT FELT EXCESSIVE DRAG ON THE A/C, HE OBSERVED THAT THE RED GEAR TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR (LEVER) TO THE DOWN POSITION; THE GREEN DOWN LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT THEN RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR (LEVER) TO THE UP POSITION AND AT THAT INSTANT THE A/C HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, THE ALTERNATOR(FAIL) LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PILOT LOST COMMUNICATIONS WITH CLE-ATCT. THE PILOT PULLED THE LANDING GEAR CB, ELECTRICAL POWER WAS RESTORED BY BATTERY POWER. THE PILOT MANUALLY EXTENDED (CRANKED) LANDING GEAR BUT COULD ONLY TURN THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE ABOUT 14-19 TURNS DUE TO RESISTANCE AND BINDING. THE PILOT ADVISED CLE-ATCT THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO LAND. CLE-ATC CLEARED THE A/C TO LAND ON RWY 23L. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND FINALLY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED PRIOR TO THE A/C COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.