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FAA incident report · Beech 9555 · Harlingen, TX · January 5, 2008

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Date
January 5, 2008 · 13:02 local
Place
Harlingen, TX
Airport
Valley International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1246Z
Reported as
Beech 9555
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
277 total54 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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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 January 05, 2008, central daylight time, a multi engine Beechcraft 95-55 aircraft, N1246Z sustained damage due to an emergency landing. Pilot was forced to land resulting from an unsafe down and lock gear indication. The owner/pilot said he initially departed from runway 17L iwth a left hand closed pattern. Upon departing the pilot noticed that he did not have a gear up indication after retracting the gear. The pilot requested to the tower for a fly by to verify the gear position. The tower granted the request and indicated the gear appeared to be down and locked. The pilot received landing approval for runway 17L. Upon landing and roll out the pilot heard a bang and aborted landing. The pilot completed emergency procedures in the POH. It was verified by the tower flyby that it appeared that the mains were down and locked but the nose gear was partially extended. The pilot requested an emergency landing and was cleared to land on 17L. The pilot stated he followed the procedures in the POH and made a nose gear up landing. No injuries were reported, VFR conditions prevailed. Note: see pilot's statement, as attached as part of this report package.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 05, 2008, CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MULTI ENGINE BEECHCRAFT 95-55 AIRCRAFT, N1246Z SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND RESULTING FROM AN UNSAFE DOWN AND LOCK GEAR INDICATION. THE OWNER/PILOT SAID HE INITIALLY DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 17L IWTH A LEFT HAND CLOSED PATTERN. UPON DEPARTING THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A GEAR UP INDICATION AFTER RETRACTING THE GEAR. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO THE TOWER FOR A FLY BY TO VERIFY THE GEAR POSITION. THE TOWER GRANTED THE REQUEST AND INDICATED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT RECEIVED LANDING APPROVAL FOR RUNWAY 17L. UPON LANDING AND ROLL OUT THE PILOT HEARD A BANG AND ABORTED LANDING. THE PILOT COMPLETED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN THE POH. IT WAS VERIFIED BY THE TOWER FLYBY THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE MAINS WERE DOWN AND LOCKED BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON 17L. THE PILOT STATED HE FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES IN THE POH AND MADE A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NOTE: SEE PILOT'S STATEMENT, AS ATTACHED AS PART OF THIS REPORT PACKAGE.