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FAA incident report · Beech 95B55B · Midland, TX · September 1, 2005

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Date
September 1, 2005 · 18:00 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Skywest Inc Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9152Y
Reported as
Beech 95B55B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,400 total75 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N9152YRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2012 · Beech B-55S/N TF-48 · Built 1965Airframe modelBeech B-55Engine modelContinental IO-470 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) On September 1, 2005, the pilot privacy data omitted departed stuttgart municipal airport, Arkansas (sgt), in N9152Y, a Beech model 55. The purpose of the flight was to relocate the aircraft from sgt to Skywest airport (7T7) in Midland, Texas. The flight was conducted under a special flight permit. Upon arrival, the pilot extended the landing gear and noted a gear safe indication. During landing flare, the pilot noticed the left wing dip and realized a landing gear problem existed. He then executed a go-around and contacted ground personnel for visual verification of the gear position. Ground personnel confirmed the left main gear did not extend. The pilot continued circling and cycled the gear two times in an attempt to free the left main. Ground personnel contacted the fire department and when the trucks arrived the pilot landed the aircraft at 7T7 with only the nose and right main gear extended. No injuries were sustained and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the left propeller and left flap.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2005, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED STUTTGART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ARKANSAS (SGT), IN N9152Y, A BEECH MODEL 55. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT FROM SGT TO SKYWEST AIRPORT (7T7) IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. UPON ARRIVAL, THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTED A GEAR SAFE INDICATION. DURING LANDING FLARE, THE PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT WING DIP AND REALIZED A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM EXISTED. HE THEN EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND CONTACTED GROUND PERSONNEL FOR VISUAL VERIFICATION OF THE GEAR POSITION. GROUND PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT CONTINUED CIRCLING AND CYCLED THE GEAR TWO TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE THE LEFT MAIN. GROUND PERSONNEL CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WHEN THE TRUCKS ARRIVED THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT 7T7 WITH ONLY THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER AND LEFT FLAP.