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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Windsor Locks, CT · June 30, 2003

Date: June 30, 2003 · 09:54 local
Place: Windsor Locks, CT
Airport: Bradley International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BSYA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N95BB
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,840 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N95BBRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2017 · Beech 58S/N TH-333 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Us check flight 145 operated by airnet systems, landed at Bradley (bdl) gear up at 0954 on 06-30-03 runway 15. Flight originated out of teterboro, n.j. and was enroute to utica, n.y. on approach into utica, pilot reported no positive indication of landing gear down and locked. Tower at utica reported landing gear not fully extended after low pass. Emergency gear extension procedures performed as per pilot's operating manual but no help. Pilot elected to divert into Bradley and requested runway foam for gear up landing. Aircraft circled the airport while ground crews foamed runway 15. Aircraft missed foamed area of runway 15 and landed gear up with no injuries and minor damage. Initial troubleshooting revealed failed landing gear actuator assembly. Operator will submit FAA form 8010-4 malfunction or defect report after corrections.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) US CHECK FLIGHT 145 OPERATED BY AIRNET SYSTEMS, LANDED AT BRADLEY (BDL) GEAR UP AT 0954 ON 06-30-03 RUNWAY 15. FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF TETERBORO, N.J. AND WAS ENROUTE TO UTICA, N.Y. ON APPROACH INTO UTICA, PILOT REPORTED NO POSITIVE INDICATION OF LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. TOWER AT UTICA REPORTED LANDING GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED AFTER LOW PASS. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES PERFORMED AS PER PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL BUT NO HELP. PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT INTO BRADLEY AND REQUESTED RUNWAY FOAM FOR GEAR UP LANDING. AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE AIRPORT WHILE GROUND CREWS FOAMED RUNWAY 15. AIRCRAFT MISSED FOAMED AREA OF RUNWAY 15 AND LANDED GEAR UP WITH NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE. INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FAILED LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. OPERATOR WILL SUBMIT FAA FORM 8010-4 MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT AFTER CORRECTIONS.