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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D95A · Moses Lake, WA · July 24, 2001

Date: July 24, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place: Moses Lake, WA
Airport: Grant County
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5731V
Reported as: Beech D95A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 975 total61 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N5731VRegistered now · Beech D95AS/N TD-652 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech D95A Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) During multi-engine instruction flight student was making a touch and go landing, and inadvertently raised landing gear switch rather than flap switch. The landing gear switch was immediately placed back in the down position causing the nose gear drive tube to shear. Full power was added and the aircraft continued the touch and go. After consulting with maintenance and ATC a decision was made to land the aircraft with the main gear extended. The aircraft was landed with minimal damage and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT STUDENT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AND INADVERTENTLY RAISED LANDING GEAR SWITCH RATHER THAN FLAP SWITCH. THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS IMMEDIATELY PLACED BACK IN THE DOWN POSITION CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR DRIVE TUBE TO SHEAR. FULL POWER WAS ADDED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE TOUCH AND GO. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAINTENANCE AND ATC A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N5731V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20090707011089ILanding · Moses Lake, WA(-23) Pilot was making a VFR VOR practice approach to mwh runway 4. He extended the gear for landing and observed the green light and the gear down mechanical indicator for the nose gear. Shortly there after a pop was heard and he lost all electrical power.…Jul 7, 2009 · Minor damage