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FAA incident report · Beech B95 · Camarillo, CA · March 9, 2003

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Date
March 9, 2003 · 14:50 local
Place
Camarillo, CA
Airport
Camarillo Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1VK
Reported as
Beech B95
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total700 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days
N1VKRegistered now · Beech B95S/N TD-403 · Built 1960Airframe modelBeech B95Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) On March 10, 2003, I went to cma to investigate an incident of N1VK, Beech, BE-95-95, s/n TD-403 wheels up landing at szp. On March 9, 2003, N1VK took off from santa paula airport (szp) rwy 4, VFR to north las vegas (vgt). The airplane had full fuel. The pilot was privacy data omitted. The pilot retracted the gear. As the gear came into the wheel well he heard a metallic bump noise. The pilot was informed on CTAF 122.9 that the landing gear retracted and fell down again. The pilot observed the gear handle was in up position but red gear up light was not on. The pilot tried manual gear extension, but nothing happened. The pilot flew to burn the fuel. The pilot received instructions from cma control tower for emergency landing. County fire was present at cma airport. The pilot did emergency landing at 2215 z. there was no injury to the pilot and he was the sole occupant. No other aircraft or property was damaged. There was no fatality. The aircraft was jacked up and set on its wheels. The props blades tips l & r were bent and scraped. The engine had no visual damage but will be sent for inspection. The airframe had minor visual damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 10, 2003, I WENT TO CMA TO INVESTIGATE AN INCIDENT OF N1VK, BEECH, BE-95-95, S/N TD-403 WHEELS UP LANDING AT SZP. ON MARCH 9, 2003, N1VK TOOK OFF FROM SANTA PAULA AIRPORT (SZP) RWY 4, VFR TO NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT). THE AIRPLANE HAD FULL FUEL. THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR. AS THE GEAR CAME INTO THE WHEEL WELL HE HEARD A METALLIC BUMP NOISE. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED ON CTAF 122.9 THAT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND FELL DOWN AGAIN. THE PILOT OBSERVED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN UP POSITION BUT RED GEAR UP LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THE PILOT TRIED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PILOT FLEW TO BURN THE FUEL. THE PILOT RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FROM CMA CONTROL TOWER FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. COUNTY FIRE WAS PRESENT AT CMA AIRPORT. THE PILOT DID EMERGENCY LANDING AT 2215 Z. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT AND HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO FATALITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP AND SET ON ITS WHEELS. THE PROPS BLADES TIPS L & R WERE BENT AND SCRAPED. THE ENGINE HAD NO VISUAL DAMAGE BUT WILL BE SENT FOR INSPECTION. THE AIRFRAME HAD MINOR VISUAL DAMAGE.