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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B50 · Ketchikan, AK · March 4, 2002

Date: March 4, 2002 · 15:49 local
Place: Ketchikan, AK
Airport: Ketchikan International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N308B
Reported as: Beech B50
Reported engine: Lycoming GO435C2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total6 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N308BRegistered now · Beech B50S/N CH-106 · Built 1954 Airframe modelBeech B50 Engine modelLycoming GO-435C&D 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) I selected gear down, received indication light for gear down and felt the aerodynamic change. On the flare, I felt the props strike the ground and initiated a go-around while on go-around tower advised that my gear was not down. I tried recycling the gear switch and felt the gear drop a little further. I then proceeded to perform the emergency gear extension at which point I felt the gear fall all the way down, requested the tower to confirm that gear was down and landed the plane safely. This is the event to the best of my memory.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) I SELECTED GEAR DOWN, RECEIVED INDICATION LIGHT FOR GEAR DOWN AND FELT THE AERODYNAMIC CHANGE. ON THE FLARE, I FELT THE PROPS STRIKE THE GROUND AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND WHILE ON GO-AROUND TOWER ADVISED THAT MY GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. I TRIED RECYCLING THE GEAR SWITCH AND FELT THE GEAR DROP A LITTLE FURTHER. I THEN PROCEEDED TO PERFORM THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AT WHICH POINT I FELT THE GEAR FALL ALL THE WAY DOWN, REQUESTED THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LANDED THE PLANE SAFELY. THIS IS THE EVENT TO THE BEST OF MY MEMORY.