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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B60 · Shreveport, LA · April 7, 2006

Date: April 7, 2006 · 22:40 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Airport: Shreveport Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1WA
Reported as: Beech B60
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO541*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total200 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was being ferried from paint shop at redbird airport (krbd) to the Shreveport downtown airport (kdtn) for an annual inspection. On arrival, pilot had indication that landing gear was not fully extended. After multiple attempts to remedy the problem, pilot elected to land at the Shreveport Regional Airport (kshv) with gear partially extended. Mechanics on scene made preliminary observation of some moving parts of the landing gear mechanism were coated with paint which may have prevented normal operation. Pilot also reported that he experienced some problems with the aircraft pitch trim during flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED FROM PAINT SHOP AT REDBIRD AIRPORT (KRBD) TO THE SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KDTN) FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. ON ARRIVAL, PILOT HAD INDICATION THAT LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT THE SHREVEPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSHV) WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. MECHANICS ON SCENE MADE PRELIMINARY OBSERVATION OF SOME MOVING PARTS OF THE LANDING GEAR MECHANISM WERE COATED WITH PAINT WHICH MAY HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION. PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PITCH TRIM DURING FLIGHT.