# Incident 20050430008629I: Beech A36, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, April 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2005, 11:54 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HAVASU CITY (HII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7246Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7246Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050430008629I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT REPORTED, WHEN INBOUND TO RUNWAY 14 AT H11, AFTER SELECTING LANDING GEAR DOWN, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT (RED) REMAINED ON. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED, GEAR UP AND THEN DOWN WITH THE SAME RESULT, (NO GREEN LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BY CRANKING UNTIL HE COULD NO LONGER TURN THE CRANK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN PERFORMED 2 FLY BYS TO ALLOW GROUND PERSONNEL TO INSPECT GEAR LOCATION AND WAIT FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO ARRIVE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN DECIDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. DURING THE LANDING THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP 5' LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE. WHEN THE A/C WAS LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY CRANK THE GEAR DOWN AND INSTALL LOCKS. GEAR MOTOR FAILURE IS SUSPECTED.

## Other reports on N7246Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930925036299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930925036299A), Sep 25, 1993: Beech A36 (N7246Z), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. CFI advised student make soft field takeoff. Nose high running takeoff ensued.CFI too over too late. Stall mushed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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