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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hawker Beec G36 · Philadelphia, PA · June 21, 2010

Date: June 21, 2010 · 20:30 local
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41HR
Reported as: Hawker Beec G36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,325 total1,200 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During most of the flight, the landing gear operated normally. Upon return to home station, wings field, PA, when the gear handle was placed in the down position, the gear did not cycle. There were no in transit or down and locked indications. The gear was cycled two more times with the same results. The pilot declared an emergency and proceded to Northeast Philadelphia Airport (pne). The pilot in the right seat attempted to extend the gear with the emergency extension hand crank. The crank was extremely hard to turn, and even with maximum force, the crew could not get a down and locked indication. The pilot elected to land on runway 24 with the gear partially extended. The aircraft came to rest on its nose about 1800 feet down the runway, with the nose gear completely up and the main gear partially extended. The main gear tires were jammed against the gear doors, and the aircraft slid to a stop on the partially extended gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

DURING MOST OF THE FLIGHT, THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. UPON RETURN TO HOME STATION, WINGS FIELD, PA, WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE GEAR DID NOT CYCLE. THERE WERE NO IN TRANSIT OR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED TWO MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEDED TO NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT (PNE). THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HAND CRANK. THE CRANK WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN, AND EVEN WITH MAXIMUM FORCE, THE CREW COULD NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE ABOUT 1800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, WITH THE NOSE GEAR COMPLETELY UP AND THE MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE MAIN GEAR TIRES WERE JAMMED AGAINST THE GEAR DOORS, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR DOORS.