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FAA incident report · Beech A36TC · Harlingen, TX · February 12, 2002

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Date
February 12, 2002 · 10:12 local
Place
Harlingen, TX
Airport
Rio Grande Valley International Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6748C
Reported as
Beech A36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6748CRegistered now · Beech A36TCS/N EA-76 · Built 1980Airframe modelBeech A36TCEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On February 12, 2002, the pilot in command of a BE36, N6748C, departed Harlingen airport after receiving a battery cart start as a result of leaving the master switch on and running the battery down. The pilot stated that after departure as he selected "gear up", the instrument panel went balck and lost all communication. The pilot then stated that he removed the cover to the emergency gear extension crank and turned it approximately ten times to the right, clockwise. The pilot stated that it was very difficult to turn, so the passenger in the back seat assisted the pilot by turning the crank approximately 30 additional revolutions to the right, clockwise. The pilots operating handbook procedures for extending the landing gear manually, requires approximately 50 turns counterclockwise. The pilot-in-command failed to utilize the pilots operating handbook, resulting in turning the emergency landing gear crank in the wrong direction, cranking the landing gear up instead of the desired down position for landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 12, 2002, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF A BE36, N6748C, DEPARTED HARLINGEN AIRPORT AFTER RECEIVING A BATTERY CART START AS A RESULT OF LEAVING THE MASTER SWITCH ON AND RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE AS HE SELECTED "GEAR UP", THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BALCK AND LOST ALL COMMUNICATION. THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT HE REMOVED THE COVER TO THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CRANK AND TURNED IT APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES TO THE RIGHT, CLOCKWISE. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN, SO THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT ASSISTED THE PILOT BY TURNING THE CRANK APPROXIMATELY 30 ADDITIONAL REVOLUTIONS TO THE RIGHT, CLOCKWISE. THE PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK PROCEDURES FOR EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY, REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY 50 TURNS COUNTERCLOCKWISE. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FAILED TO UTILIZE THE PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK, RESULTING IN TURNING THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR CRANK IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, CRANKING THE LANDING GEAR UP INSTEAD OF THE DESIRED DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING.