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FAA incident report · Beech N35 · Lawrenceville, IL · September 9, 2001

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Date
September 9, 2001 · 13:30 local
Place
Lawrenceville, IL
Airport
Lawrenceville-Vincennes International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N246EE
Reported as
Beech N35
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total450 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N246EERegistered now · Beech N35S/N D-6797Airframe modelBeech N35Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Igl 1920010032 - the aircraft landing gear collapsed shortly after touchdown on runway 27 at Lawrenceville-Vincennes airport, Lawrenceville, IL. The mechanic who recovered the aircraft stated the emergency gear extension handle appeared to have been unstowed and spinning when the gear was extended. Frayed carpet strings wrapped around the spinning handle, preventing further movement of the handle and causing the landing gear motor circuit breaker to pop before the gear was fully extended and locked down. The pilot in command stated that he had been practicing touch and go landings and this was the third landing. He stated he had visually confirmed the gear was extended by using a mirror attached to the wing, but could not remember if he verified the gear was down and locked by use of the landing gear indicator lights in the cockpit. He further stated he believes a passenger in the rear of the aircraft inadvertently kicked the emergency extension handle causing it to become unstowed. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IGL 1920010032 - THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 27 AT LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES AIRPORT, LAWRENCEVILLE, IL. THE MECHANIC WHO RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT STATED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN UNSTOWED AND SPINNING WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. FRAYED CARPET STRINGS WRAPPED AROUND THE SPINNING HANDLE, PREVENTING FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE HANDLE AND CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TO POP BEFORE THE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND THIS WAS THE THIRD LANDING. HE STATED HE HAD VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED BY USING A MIRROR ATTACHED TO THE WING, BUT COULD NOT REMEMBER IF HE VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BY USE OF THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT. HE FURTHER STATED HE BELIEVES A PASSENGER IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT INADVERTENTLY KICKED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE CAUSING IT TO BECOME UNSTOWED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.