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FAA incident report · Beech F90 · Athens, GA · March 21, 2009

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Date
March 21, 2009 · 17:10 local
Place
Athens, GA
Airport
Athens/Ben Epps
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N803HC
Reported as
Beech F90
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N803HCRegistered now · Beech F90S/N LA-99Airframe modelBeech F90

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported that shortly after departure, indications in the cockpit showed nose gear down and locked, but main gear not down and locked. Gear in transit annunciator illuminated. He attempted to cycle the gear and local ATC was notified to request a fly by. He was approved and ahn tower personnel, sarajane wood and another controller visually confirmed that all gear appeared down. A second fly by was requested and there appeared to be no change. The pilot followed procedure to manually extend the landing gear and experienced extreme resistance. It appeared to him that the mechanism was against the mechanical stops. He was cleared to land on RW09 and normal approach was made. After touchdown he realized that the main gear was not locked in the down position as the aircraft began to settle. At this point, he elected to shut down both engines and the aircraft came to rest slightly left of the runway centerline. It rested on it's underside with the nose gear extended. No post landing fire or fuel leakage. Minimal scraping damage to the underside of the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT SHOWED NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT MAIN GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR IN TRANSIT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. HE ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND LOCAL ATC WAS NOTIFIED TO REQUEST A FLY BY. HE WAS APPROVED AND AHN TOWER PERSONNEL, SARAJANE WOOD AND ANOTHER CONTROLLER VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT ALL GEAR APPEARED DOWN. A SECOND FLY BY WAS REQUESTED AND THERE APPEARED TO BE NO CHANGE. THE PILOT FOLLOWED PROCEDURE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND EXPERIENCED EXTREME RESISTANCE. IT APPEARED TO HIM THAT THE MECHANISM WAS AGAINST THE MECHANICAL STOPS. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RW09 AND NORMAL APPROACH WAS MADE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE REALIZED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. AT THIS POINT, HE ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. IT RESTED ON IT'S UNDERSIDE WITH THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. NO POST LANDING FIRE OR FUEL LEAKAGE. MINIMAL SCRAPING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.