From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 03/21/02, at approximately 1120 MST, N8245H, a Beech baron BE-58, while on approach to landing at the Farmington, NM Four Corners airport, experienced smoke in the cockpit due to landing gear motor failure. The instructional flight had just extended the gear for landing when they experienced cb pop and smoke in cabin. The crew noticed that the gear on transit light had remained on and could not get 3 green annunciators for gear extension. Aircraft flew by tower to confirm that the gear was down. Flight landed w/o incident. Inspection revealed that the gear motor had burned up.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 03/21/02, AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 MST, N8245H, A BEECH BARON BE-58, WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT THE FARMINGTON, NM FOUR CORNERS AIRPORT, EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT DUE TO LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT HAD JUST EXTENDED THE GEAR FOR LANDING WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED CB POP AND SMOKE IN CABIN. THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE GEAR ON TRANSIT LIGHT HAD REMAINED ON AND COULD NOT GET 3 GREEN ANNUNCIATORS FOR GEAR EXTENSION. AIRCRAFT FLEW BY TOWER TO CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. FLIGHT LANDED W/O INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR MOTOR HAD BURNED UP.
Other reports on N8245H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.