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FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Austin, TX · October 7, 2001

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Date
October 7, 2001 · 13:21 local
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3018W
Reported as
Beech 95B55
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N3018WRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1595 · Built 1973Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)

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What happened

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(-23) On October 7, 2001, pilot larry york and wife, took off from Austin Bergstrom airport (aus). Electrical system failed immediately. Pilot elected to return to aus. Aircraft landing gear down lights did not work. Pilot cranked gear down by hand, and counted 50 turns. Pilot performed a tower flyby, and tower stated that the gear appeared fully extended. However, gear was not down and locked. The aircraft bellied in for a landing. There was no injury or fire. Aircraft sustained typical incident damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 7, 2001, PILOT LARRY YORK AND WIFE, TOOK OFF FROM AUSTIN BERGSTROM AIRPORT (AUS). ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED IMMEDIATELY. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO AUS. AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. PILOT CRANKED GEAR DOWN BY HAND, AND COUNTED 50 TURNS. PILOT PERFORMED A TOWER FLYBY, AND TOWER STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED FULLY EXTENDED. HOWEVER, GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT BELLIED IN FOR A LANDING. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR FIRE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED TYPICAL INCIDENT DAMAGE.