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FAA accident report · Beech B24R · Detroit, MI · February 28, 2009

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Date
February 28, 2009 · 17:30 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9152S
Reported as
Beech B24R
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total850 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N9152SRegistered now · Beech B24RS/N MC-399 · Built 1975Airframe modelBeech B24REngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 29 feb. 2009 aircraft N9152S departed Willow Run Airport without incident. All three landing gear lights "off" indicating proper gear retraction. Pilot states due to considerable downtime of aircraft he elected to re-cycle landing gear - nose landing gear light did not illuminate during extension. Pilot performed satisfactory push button test on nose landing gear bulb - pilot performed another retraction/extension of landing gear with same results. Tower fly-by confirmed gear appeared to be in the extended position. Pilot performed an "emergency drop" of landing gear - still no illumination of light confirming nose landing gear extension. Another aircraft in approach pattern reported to pilot his gear seemed to be in the "down" position - during landing nose landing gear collapsed. Aircraft was towed to maintenance hangar. Aviation safety inspectors were dispatched the following day and performed a visible inspection of aircraft. No visible structural damage to aircraft was noted. Damage is evident to engine propeller, cowling and exhaust.

As the FAA filed it

ON 29 FEB. 2009 AIRCRAFT N9152S DEPARTED WILLOW RUN AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS "OFF" INDICATING PROPER GEAR RETRACTION. PILOT STATES DUE TO CONSIDERABLE DOWNTIME OF AIRCRAFT HE ELECTED TO RE-CYCLE LANDING GEAR - NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING EXTENSION. PILOT PERFORMED SATISFACTORY PUSH BUTTON TEST ON NOSE LANDING GEAR BULB - PILOT PERFORMED ANOTHER RETRACTION/EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR WITH SAME RESULTS. TOWER FLY-BY CONFIRMED GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. PILOT PERFORMED AN "EMERGENCY DROP" OF LANDING GEAR - STILL NO ILLUMINATION OF LIGHT CONFIRMING NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN APPROACH PATTERN REPORTED TO PILOT HIS GEAR SEEMED TO BE IN THE "DOWN" POSITION - DURING LANDING NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR. AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS WERE DISPATCHED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND PERFORMED A VISIBLE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT. NO VISIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED. DAMAGE IS EVIDENT TO ENGINE PROPELLER, COWLING AND EXHAUST.