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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D95A · Moses Lake, WA · July 7, 2009

Date: July 7, 2009 · 09:36 local
Place: Moses Lake, WA
Airport: Grant Co International
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5731V
Reported as: Beech D95A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,200 total131 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N5731VRegistered now · Beech D95AS/N TD-652 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech D95A Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) Pilot was making a VFR VOR practice approach to mwh runway 4. He extended the gear for landing and observed the green light and the gear down mechanical indicator for the nose gear. Shortly there after a pop was heard and he lost all electrical power. The pilot continued with light gun signal and landed on the main gear holding the nose off as long as he could. Just after lowering the nose the left gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on the left gear door and wing tip. Damage was limited to the gear door and left wing tip lower skin. The left engine suffered a propeller strike.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING A VFR VOR PRACTICE APPROACH TO MWH RUNWAY 4. HE EXTENDED THE GEAR FOR LANDING AND OBSERVED THE GREEN LIGHT AND THE GEAR DOWN MECHANICAL INDICATOR FOR THE NOSE GEAR. SHORTLY THERE AFTER A POP WAS HEARD AND HE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH LIGHT GUN SIGNAL AND LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR HOLDING THE NOSE OFF AS LONG AS HE COULD. JUST AFTER LOWERING THE NOSE THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT GEAR DOOR AND WING TIP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE GEAR DOOR AND LEFT WING TIP LOWER SKIN. THE LEFT ENGINE SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE.

Other reports on N5731V · 1

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

Incident 20010724018179ITouch And Go Landing · Moses Lake, WA(-23) During multi-engine instruction flight student was making a touch and go landing, and inadvertently raised landing gear switch rather than flap switch. The landing gear switch was immediately placed back in the down position causing the nose gear drive…Jul 24, 2001 · Minor damage