20020315004029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B100 · West Palm Beach, FL · March 15, 2002

Date
March 15, 2002 · 13:55 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N786CB
Reported as
Beech B100

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On the above date I (edison colebrooke) made an emergency gear up landing. As I approached kpbi (west Palm intl) for landing I noticed my landing gear failed to deploy. I discontinued the approach and went west about twenty five miles. At the same time I recycled, then went on to the emergency land gear extension process. 1. Braker pulled 2. Gear position down 3. Handle pulled turn clockwise 4. Pump for three green. The pump handle was stuck and wouldn't pump. After doing everything I was trained to do about four times, I prepared the passengers and the aircraft for the emergency landing at kpbi on runway 3. Everyone walk safe. (Above is pilot's statement).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE ABOVE DATE I (EDISON COLEBROOKE) MADE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING. AS I APPROACHED KPBI (WEST PALM INTL) FOR LANDING I NOTICED MY LANDING GEAR FAILED TO DEPLOY. I DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH AND WENT WEST ABOUT TWENTY FIVE MILES. AT THE SAME TIME I RECYCLED, THEN WENT ON TO THE EMERGENCY LAND GEAR EXTENSION PROCESS. 1. BRAKER PULLED 2. GEAR POSITION DOWN 3. HANDLE PULLED TURN CLOCKWISE 4. PUMP FOR THREE GREEN. THE PUMP HANDLE WAS STUCK AND WOULDN'T PUMP. AFTER DOING EVERYTHING I WAS TRAINED TO DO ABOUT FOUR TIMES, I PREPARED THE PASSENGERS AND THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING AT KPBI ON RUNWAY 3. EVERYONE WALK SAFE. (ABOVE IS PILOT'S STATEMENT).