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FAA incident report · Beech E18S · Hammond, LA · May 17, 2006

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Date
May 17, 2006 · 17:00 local
Place
Hammond, LA
Airport
Hammond Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18LK
Reported as
Beech E18S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N18LKRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 2023 · Beech E18SS/N BA230Airframe modelBeech E18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 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) Pilot was on a VFR flight (no flight plan filed) from ft. pierce, Florida (fpr) to tyler, Texas (tyr) at the time of the accident. Pilot had planned a fuel stop at mccomb, Mississippi (mcb) but on arrival at mccomb, could not get his main landing gear to extend. He orbited the field and discussed the situation with the local UNICOM facility. Mccomb UNICOM suggested that he might want to got to Hammond, LA as they had a local crash crew on duty so the pilot diverted to Hammond, LA. On arrival at Hammond, the pilot lowered his flaps to full down but could not get the main landing gear to extend so made his approach in that configuration. On short final, the pilot secured both engines and touched down on that portion of the main wheels which protruded below the wheel wells. On touchdown, the aircraft sustained damage to the flaps as well as to both props. Pilot was able to maintain directional control with light pressure to the brakes and remained on the runway until the aircraft stopped.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT (NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED) FROM FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA (FPR) TO TYLER, TEXAS (TYR) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PILOT HAD PLANNED A FUEL STOP AT MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI (MCB) BUT ON ARRIVAL AT MCCOMB, COULD NOT GET HIS MAIN LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND. HE ORBITED THE FIELD AND DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH THE LOCAL UNICOM FACILITY. MCCOMB UNICOM SUGGESTED THAT HE MIGHT WANT TO GOT TO HAMMOND, LA AS THEY HAD A LOCAL CRASH CREW ON DUTY SO THE PILOT DIVERTED TO HAMMOND, LA. ON ARRIVAL AT HAMMOND, THE PILOT LOWERED HIS FLAPS TO FULL DOWN BUT COULD NOT GET THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND SO MADE HIS APPROACH IN THAT CONFIGURATION. ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT SECURED BOTH ENGINES AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THAT PORTION OF THE MAIN WHEELS WHICH PROTRUDED BELOW THE WHEEL WELLS. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS AS WELL AS TO BOTH PROPS. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED.