20021110032969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D55 · San Jose, CA · November 10, 2002

Date: November 10, 2002 · 19:07 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Airport: San Jose International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2296V
Reported as: Beech D55
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total350 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N2296VRegistered now · Beech D55S/N TE-587 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech D55 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) The pilot stated he and a passenger were on final to stockton, CA (sck) and discovered the gear was not extending. They flew to a nearby airport byron (C83) to troubleshoot the problem. Not being able to remedy the problem, they flew to livermore, CA (lvk) and had the control tower verify that the gear was not extended. They notified lvk of their intent to land at San Jose, CA (sjc) and proceeded as usual. They were cleared to land by sjc tower and made an intentional gear-up landing. During investigation it was found that the aircraft had a defective gear up limit switch. This caused the gear motor to run continuously in the "up" direction which caused the motor to overheat and pop the circuit breaker.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE AND A PASSENGER WERE ON FINAL TO STOCKTON, CA (SCK) AND DISCOVERED THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDING. THEY FLEW TO A NEARBY AIRPORT BYRON (C83) TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. NOT BEING ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, THEY FLEW TO LIVERMORE, CA (LVK) AND HAD THE CONTROL TOWER VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THEY NOTIFIED LVK OF THEIR INTENT TO LAND AT SAN JOSE, CA (SJC) AND PROCEEDED AS USUAL. THEY WERE CLEARED TO LAND BY SJC TOWER AND MADE AN INTENTIONAL GEAR-UP LANDING. DURING INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A DEFECTIVE GEAR UP LIMIT SWITCH. THIS CAUSED THE GEAR MOTOR TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY IN THE "UP" DIRECTION WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO OVERHEAT AND POP THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

Other reports on N2296V · 1

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

Incident 20010601013119ILevel Off Touchdown · Stockton, CA(-23)Pilot states: departed alto morning of 06/01/01 for oxnard, CA. Flight normal. On return flight from oxnard that evening, he began experiencing electrical system failures, beginning with interior light and instrument light failures. At approximately 50NM…Jun 1, 2001 · Substantial damage