20040919025999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Dothan, AL · September 19, 2004

Date
September 19, 2004
Place
Dothan, AL
Airport
Dothan Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6696D
Reported as
Beech A36
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total135 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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) Landing gear jammed in up position. Emergency gear extension procedure was attempted several times, communication with maintenance facilities provided no help. Pilot in command elected to land wheels up in grass adjacent to runway. Successful landing, minimal damage, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LANDING GEAR JAMMED IN UP POSITION. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES, COMMUNICATION WITH MAINTENANCE FACILITIES PROVIDED NO HELP. PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO LAND WHEELS UP IN GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. SUCCESSFUL LANDING, MINIMAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES.