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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech P35 · Detroit Lakes, MN · August 13, 2009

Date: August 13, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place: Detroit Lakes, MN
Airport: Wething Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9680Y
Reported as: Beech P35
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 567 total285 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N9680YRegistered now · Beech P35S/N D-7106 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech P35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was flying from fargo, ND to perham, MN and attempted to lower the landing gear, the gear did not go down. The pilot then attempted to cycle the gear three more times. There was no indication the gear was down. The pilot then performed a manual gear extension. Still no indication the gear was down and locked. The pilot then diverted to Detroit Lakes, MN. Contact was made with a pilot on the ground for confirmation gear was down, performed the flyover and received confirmation. The landing was performed and shortly after touchdown the gear colapsed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING FROM FARGO, ND TO PERHAM, MN AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, THE GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR THREE MORE TIMES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. STILL NO INDICATION THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT THEN DIVERTED TO DETROIT LAKES, MN. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH A PILOT ON THE GROUND FOR CONFIRMATION GEAR WAS DOWN, PERFORMED THE FLYOVER AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION. THE LANDING WAS PERFORMED AND SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLAPSED.