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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 · Miami, FL · June 30, 2012

Date: June 30, 2012 · 10:16 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Tamimami Exec
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N308RB
Reported as: Beech 95-B55
Reported engine: Continental IO-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,763 total1,370 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N308RBRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Beech 95-B55S/N TC2283 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 Engine modelContinental IO-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.

On approach to tamiami executive airport pilot selected gear to the down position, he noticed there was no gear movement. Gear circuit breaker was popped, pilot reset the breaker and tried to cycle the gear and the breaker popped again. Pilot tried to lower the gear manually and it would not budge. Pilot contacted ATC and executed a gear up landing on runway 27R. There was no injury to the pilot, there was no fuel spill or fire at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT PILOT SELECTED GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION, HE NOTICED THERE WAS NO GEAR MOVEMENT. GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED, PILOT RESET THE BREAKER AND TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND THE BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. PILOT TRIED TO LOWER THE GEAR MANUALLY AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND EXECUTED A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILL OR FIRE AT THE SCENE.