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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Mansfield, OH · July 20, 2003

Date: July 20, 2003 · 21:45 local
Place: Mansfield, OH
Airport: Mansfield Lahm Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N555DB
Reported as: Beech F33A
Reported engine: Continental IO550B
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,125 total1,900 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N555DBRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-803 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech F33A 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) Upon arrival in Mansfield @ 2115 the pilot selected landing gear down but nothing happened, no indication lights or motor running. The pilot claimed to have pulled and reset the landing gear circuit breaker at least 3, and up to 6 times, as well as recycling the gear. The pilot made three passes in front of the MFD control tower, on the first pass it was confirmed that the gear was not down. On the second and third pass the landing gear was down but the tower could not determine if the gear was locked. The pilot said he saw the "in transit" light at one point and thought he heard the motor run. At approx. 2145 the pilot elected to land without a positive gear indication. Upon landing the gear collapsed and the airplane skidded approximately 600'. The emergency gear extension system was never used.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON ARRIVAL IN MANSFIELD @ 2115 THE PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, NO INDICATION LIGHTS OR MOTOR RUNNING. THE PILOT CLAIMED TO HAVE PULLED AND RESET THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER AT LEAST 3, AND UP TO 6 TIMES, AS WELL AS RECYCLING THE GEAR. THE PILOT MADE THREE PASSES IN FRONT OF THE MFD CONTROL TOWER, ON THE FIRST PASS IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. ON THE SECOND AND THIRD PASS THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN BUT THE TOWER COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE GEAR WAS LOCKED. THE PILOT SAID HE SAW THE "IN TRANSIT" LIGHT AT ONE POINT AND THOUGHT HE HEARD THE MOTOR RUN. AT APPROX. 2145 THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITHOUT A POSITIVE GEAR INDICATION. UPON LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 600'. THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS NEVER USED.