20081215854099I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A35 · Crookston, MN · December 15, 2008

Date: December 15, 2008 · 17:15 local
Place: Crookston, MN
Airport: Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Fld
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N473AB
Reported as: Beech A35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,475 total78 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

N473ABRegistered now · Beech A35S/N D-1578 · Built 1948 Airframe modelBeech A35 Engine modelContinental E185 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) After takeoff the pilot selected the gear up position and during retraction a malfunction occurred locking the gear in a nearly full up position. Verification of the landing gears position was made by a ground observer at the airport. Pilot was unable to lower the landing gear with normal or emergency procedures. A gear up landing was performed at the Crookston airport on grass runway 24. Minor damage was sustained to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR UP POSITION AND DURING RETRACTION A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED LOCKING THE GEAR IN A NEARLY FULL UP POSITION. VERIFICATION OF THE LANDING GEARS POSITION WAS MADE BY A GROUND OBSERVER AT THE AIRPORT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WITH NORMAL OR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. A GEAR UP LANDING WAS PERFORMED AT THE CROOKSTON AIRPORT ON GRASS RUNWAY 24. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT.