# Incident 20081119855069I: Beech A60, Alexandria, MN, November 19, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2008, 16:21 local time
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Airport: Chandler Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8663° N, 95.3947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Chandler Field (AXN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8663&lon=-95.3947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7578D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7578D-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081119855069I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON A VFR TRIP TO BRAINERD, MN (BRD) FROM ALEXANDRIA, MN. (AXN), THE PILOT PREPARED FOR APPROACH AND LANDING AT BRD AND WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.  HE DIVERTED NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AND COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENTION CHECKLIST AND FOUND HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.  HE TALKED TO MAINTENANCE PERSONAL TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANOTHER ALTERNATE METHOD OF LOWERING THE GEAR.  HE RETURNED TO AXN AND FLEW FOR A TIME TO USE UP EXCESS FUEL AND THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N7578D (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930904035739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904035739I), Sep 4, 1993: Beech A60 (N7578D), Elkins, WV, Minor damage. On landing rollout pilot allowed left main wheel to lock up. Left tire blew out. Veered left. Departed runway.
- [Accident 19880709026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709026099A), Jul 9, 1988: Beech A60 (N7578D), Lexington, MO, Substantial damage. Ran right tank dry en route. Unable crossfeed. Unscheduled landing downwind. Collapsed gear. Not enough fuel for IFR
- [Incident 19801029090069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801029090069I), Oct 29, 1980: Beech A60 (N7578D), Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Violent vibration at FL 190. Nose pitched down. Pilot regained control at 2000 MSL. Elevator parts missing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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