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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Westfield, MA · January 21, 2003

Date: January 21, 2003 · 10:45 local
Place: Westfield, MA
Airport: Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3058S
Reported as: Beech F33A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,200 total6,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N3058SRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 2011 · Beech F33AS/N CE-1099 · Built 1986 Airframe modelBeech F33A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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) While cruising at 6000 ft enroute to cak from baf, aircraft started to experience a progressive electrical failure. Pilot radioed NY ATC and started a return to baf. After talking to NY ATC radio transmission failed. At this time the pilot was only able to receive radio transmissions. The pilot stated that once at baf he attempted to lower landing gear without any results. He then began to manually crank the landing gear down. He cranked as FAR as he physically could. He then flew by the tower to confirm gear was down. The tower confirmed that the landing gear was apparently down. On long final to runway 33, the pilot tried to use flaps, but they would not work. He continued his approach till he touched down about 1/3 down runway 33. At this time right landing gear gave way as did left and nose gear. Aircraft slide to right side of runway into snow bank. Minor damage to aircraft and no injuries to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CRUISING AT 6000 FT ENROUTE TO CAK FROM BAF, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A PROGRESSIVE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PILOT RADIOED NY ATC AND STARTED A RETURN TO BAF. AFTER TALKING TO NY ATC RADIO TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT WAS ONLY ABLE TO RECEIVE RADIO TRANSMISSIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT ONCE AT BAF HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR WITHOUT ANY RESULTS. HE THEN BEGAN TO MANUALLY CRANK THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE CRANKED AS FAR AS HE PHYSICALLY COULD. HE THEN FLEW BY THE TOWER TO CONFIRM GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS APPARENTLY DOWN. ON LONG FINAL TO RUNWAY 33, THE PILOT TRIED TO USE FLAPS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. HE CONTINUED HIS APPROACH TILL HE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 DOWN RUNWAY 33. AT THIS TIME RIGHT LANDING GEAR GAVE WAY AS DID LEFT AND NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT SLIDE TO RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SNOW BANK. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT.