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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech T-34A · Bull Head City, AZ · April 10, 2011

Date: April 10, 2011 · 06:15 local
Place: Bull Head City, AZ
Airport: Laughlin/Bullhead International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6HK
Reported as: Beech T-34A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total150 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N6HKRegistered now · Beech T-34AS/N G-119 · Built 1954 Airframe modelBeech T-34A Engine modelContinental IO-550-BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft N6HK advised, while in traffic pattern, gear difficulties. Aircraft remained in area trying to resolve gear issues, when the gear was lowered the circuit breaker failed. Pilot tried to reset but was not able to. Pilot went to the check list and followed thrugh with the manual procedure to lower the gear. The gear came out about a foot and then locked there. Pilot flew by the tower to have them visually see where the gear was. Aircraft was unable to land due to the landing gear issue and advised tower that he was attempting a gear up landing on runway 34. Aircraft landed with gear up safely at 2315 UTC. No post fire or injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N6HK ADVISED, WHILE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN, GEAR DIFFICULTIES. AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN AREA TRYING TO RESOLVE GEAR ISSUES, WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED. PILOT TRIED TO RESET BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO. PILOT WENT TO THE CHECK LIST AND FOLLOWED THRUGH WITH THE MANUAL PROCEDURE TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE GEAR CAME OUT ABOUT A FOOT AND THEN LOCKED THERE. PILOT FLEW BY THE TOWER TO HAVE THEM VISUALLY SEE WHERE THE GEAR WAS. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO LAND DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR ISSUE AND ADVISED TOWER THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 34. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP SAFELY AT 2315 UTC. NO POST FIRE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.