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FAA incident report · Beech 95-C55 · Minden, NV · August 8, 2006

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Date
August 8, 2006 · 17:55 local
Place
Minden, NV
Airport
Douglas County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5711V
Reported as
Beech 95C55
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total50 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N5711VRegistered now · Beech 95-C55S/N TE-95 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech 95-C55Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) The pilot reported that while utilizing the aircraft landing checklist on the downwind leg to runway 30 at mev, he put the landing gear switch in the down position. Then, not hearing the gear motor nor seeing indication of the landing gear extending, he aborted the approach and departed the airport pattern. During the check of the instrument panel, he noted that the landing gear circuit breaker was out. After pushing it in, when he again pushed the landing gear switch to the down position, the landing gear extended as normally. During the smooth landing on runway 30, no problems were evident. Then as the aircraft slowed down, the right wing started to lower to the runway. The right propeller started to hit the runway and the pilot shut off both engines. The aircraft then slowly turned to the right and came to rest about 25 feet off of the runway. The pilot turned off the master switch and followed the 2 passengers out of the aircraft. There was no fire. The damage to the aircraft is minor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE UTILIZING THE AIRCRAFT LANDING CHECKLIST ON THE DOWNWIND LEG TO RUNWAY 30 AT MEV, HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION. THEN, NOT HEARING THE GEAR MOTOR NOR SEEING INDICATION OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDING, HE ABORTED THE APPROACH AND DEPARTED THE AIRPORT PATTERN. DURING THE CHECK OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, HE NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT. AFTER PUSHING IT IN, WHEN HE AGAIN PUSHED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH TO THE DOWN POSITION, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AS NORMALLY. DURING THE SMOOTH LANDING ON RUNWAY 30, NO PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT. THEN AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN, THE RIGHT WING STARTED TO LOWER TO THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT PROPELLER STARTED TO HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT SHUT OFF BOTH ENGINES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLOWLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 25 FEET OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND FOLLOWED THE 2 PASSENGERS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS MINOR.