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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Greensboro, NC · May 16, 2002

Date: May 16, 2002 · 18:00 local
Place: Greensboro, NC
Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N61WB
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total1,100 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

N61WBRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Beech A36S/N E-2110 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) Aircraft N61WB departed bwi on may 16, 2002 destination gso. According to the PIC the aircraft lost electrical power at about 3,000 ft after takeoff. PIC decided to continue his flight to gso where the aircraft is based. PIC selected gear down on approach into gso and heard the gear go partially down. Without any indicating lights to confirm the gear position the PIC decided to manually extend the gear. The PIC delegated the duty of cranking the gear down to a pax (owner) so he could concentrate on flying the aircraft. To confirm the gear was down without and indicating lights the PIC confirmed the gear was down by reaching behind him and trying to turn the handle. Upon landing at gso the PIC indicated that when the propeller struck the ground he knew they had cranked the gear the wrong way and the gear was not down it was up. The aircraft landed with gear up at gso at 1807 local time with no injuries, minor aircraft damage to the belly of the aircraft and a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N61WB DEPARTED BWI ON MAY 16, 2002 DESTINATION GSO. ACCORDING TO THE PIC THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AT ABOUT 3,000 FT AFTER TAKEOFF. PIC DECIDED TO CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT TO GSO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED. PIC SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH INTO GSO AND HEARD THE GEAR GO PARTIALLY DOWN. WITHOUT ANY INDICATING LIGHTS TO CONFIRM THE GEAR POSITION THE PIC DECIDED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. THE PIC DELEGATED THE DUTY OF CRANKING THE GEAR DOWN TO A PAX (OWNER) SO HE COULD CONCENTRATE ON FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. TO CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN WITHOUT AND INDICATING LIGHTS THE PIC CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BY REACHING BEHIND HIM AND TRYING TO TURN THE HANDLE. UPON LANDING AT GSO THE PIC INDICATED THAT WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND HE KNEW THEY HAD CRANKED THE GEAR THE WRONG WAY AND THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN IT WAS UP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP AT GSO AT 1807 LOCAL TIME WITH NO INJURIES, MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND A PROP STRIKE.

Other reports on N61WB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20160218007759ACruise/Level Flight · Marshville, NCThe 2 leg flight of a Beech A36, N61WB originated from kexx (davidson county airport in lexington, NC). Before departing kexx, aircraft was topped off with 40.4 gals. Of fuel. Aircraft departed kexx, landed at kgso, and took on two passengers. IFR flight plan…Feb 18, 2016 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal