# Incident 20010313005119I: Beech F33A, Cleveland, OH, March 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2001, 16:38 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9155Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9155Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,050 total, 850 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010313005119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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