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FAA incident report · Beech 36 · Bremerton, WA · June 16, 2010

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Date
June 16, 2010 · 15:14 local
Place
Bremerton, WA
Airport
Bremerton National Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N789JH
Reported as
Beech 36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,400 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N789JHRegistered now · Beech 36S/N E-167 · Built 1969Airframe modelBeech 36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 16, 2010, N789JH, owned and operated by privacy data omitted received minor damage after a gear up landing at the Bremerton airport, Bremerton Washington. The pilot stated in a written statement, "made routine left downwind for runway 19 at burlington, engine seemed a little rough throughout pattern no matter how mixture or throttle were set. Gear lever placed down midfield after which an unfamiliar whistling noise was heard for several seconds flaps lowered right after gear handle place down. Deep into flair heard gear warning and tried to add power but settled to runway. Light smoke in cabin, cleared quickly. Fuel and electrical switches turned off." On scene investigation determined that the aircraft touched down at approximately 700 feet past the approach end of runway 19 and slid approx. 1000 feet to a stop on the right side of runway. The gear lever was in the down position. During recovery of the aircraft, it was lifted into the air, and an attempt to move the gear using the aircrafts electrical system was unsuccessful, however the gear was lowered using its hand crank before it was relocated to the owner's hangar. Further investigation is underway as to the mechanical cause of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 16, 2010, N789JH, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE BREMERTON AIRPORT, BREMERTON WASHINGTON. THE PILOT STATED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, "MADE ROUTINE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 19 AT BURLINGTON, ENGINE SEEMED A LITTLE ROUGH THROUGHOUT PATTERN NO MATTER HOW MIXTURE OR THROTTLE WERE SET. GEAR LEVER PLACED DOWN MIDFIELD AFTER WHICH AN UNFAMILIAR WHISTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FOR SEVERAL SECONDS FLAPS LOWERED RIGHT AFTER GEAR HANDLE PLACE DOWN. DEEP INTO FLAIR HEARD GEAR WARNING AND TRIED TO ADD POWER BUT SETTLED TO RUNWAY. LIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN, CLEARED QUICKLY. FUEL AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHES TURNED OFF." ON SCENE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET PAST THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19 AND SLID APPROX. 1000 FEET TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. DURING RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS LIFTED INTO THE AIR, AND AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE GEAR USING THE AIRCRAFTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, HOWEVER THE GEAR WAS LOWERED USING ITS HAND CRANK BEFORE IT WAS RELOCATED TO THE OWNER'S HANGAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AS TO THE MECHANICAL CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT.