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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Velocityxl · Knoxville, TN · December 15, 2001

Date: December 15, 2001 · 17:50 local
Place: Knoxville, TN
Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N800CB
Reported as: Amtr Velocityxl
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total265 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed dkx for apf. After departure pilot noted gear indicator light was unsafe and the pump was continuing to run. Eventually circuit breaker tripped and cockpit lighting was lost. Pilot elected to land at tys and nosewheel would not extend. Pilot noted he was high on visual glide slope and elected to shut down the engine. Airplane touched down and struck the lip rwy. 5R and damaged one of the main gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED DKX FOR APF. AFTER DEPARTURE PILOT NOTED GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS UNSAFE AND THE PUMP WAS CONTINUING TO RUN. EVENTUALLY CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND COCKPIT LIGHTING WAS LOST. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT TYS AND NOSEWHEEL WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT NOTED HE WAS HIGH ON VISUAL GLIDE SLOPE AND ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND STRUCK THE LIP RWY. 5R AND DAMAGED ONE OF THE MAIN GEAR.