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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Augusta, ME · September 4, 2007

Date: September 4, 2007 · 09:45 local
Place: Augusta, ME
Airport: Augusta State
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5691E
Reported as: Beech F33A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,776 total1,160 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed rwy 36 at Augusta at 920 hrs. Pilot retracted gear and lights/electrical system failed. Pilot put gear down lights/electrical system began working again. All indicators shown gear down. Pilot confirmed with ground personnel prior to landing. On landing the nose gear collapsed. Pilot and one passenger on board - no injuries. Damage to propeller, lower cowling and nose gear only.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 36 AT AUGUSTA AT 920 HRS. PILOT RETRACTED GEAR AND LIGHTS/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. PILOT PUT GEAR DOWN LIGHTS/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. ALL INDICATORS SHOWN GEAR DOWN. PILOT CONFIRMED WITH GROUND PERSONNEL PRIOR TO LANDING. ON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD - NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, LOWER COWLING AND NOSE GEAR ONLY.