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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A65 · Orlando, FL · June 6, 2005

Date: June 6, 2005 · 17:04 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60NK
Reported as: Beech A65
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total1,500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N60NKRegistered now · Beech A65S/N LC-328 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech A65 Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 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) Departed marsh harbor, Bahamas to fort pierce, FL (kfpr). On downwind at fpr, placed gear down and heard gear motor quit. Requested a fly-by from the tower to confirm - "gear not down." Declared emergency and requested to continue to Orlando executive (korl) as destination (base); ATC communicated with us customs arriving at orl, the pilot attempted to manually extend the landing gear, but the emergency gear handle was bound-up (could not move 2"). Circled to the north, while communicating with maintenance for trouble-shoot instructions. Again, requested a fly-by from the orl tower - "gear not down." Pilot landed on runway 31, with minimal damage. Aircraft was landed on landing gear, which was partially extended, and pilot utilized the brakes to stop the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DEPARTED MARSH HARBOR, BAHAMAS TO FORT PIERCE, FL (KFPR). ON DOWNWIND AT FPR, PLACED GEAR DOWN AND HEARD GEAR MOTOR QUIT. REQUESTED A FLY-BY FROM THE TOWER TO CONFIRM - "GEAR NOT DOWN." DECLARED EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TO ORLANDO EXECUTIVE (KORL) AS DESTINATION (BASE); ATC COMMUNICATED WITH US CUSTOMS ARRIVING AT ORL, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE WAS BOUND-UP (COULD NOT MOVE 2"). CIRCLED TO THE NORTH, WHILE COMMUNICATING WITH MAINTENANCE FOR TROUBLE-SHOOT INSTRUCTIONS. AGAIN, REQUESTED A FLY-BY FROM THE ORL TOWER - "GEAR NOT DOWN." PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 31, WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON LANDING GEAR, WHICH WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED, AND PILOT UTILIZED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.