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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Middletown, PA · October 2, 2012

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Date
October 2, 2012 · 21:15 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg Int'L
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83CT
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
970 total
N83CTRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-370Airframe modelBeech A36Engine 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.

The subject aircraft was on an IFR flight from (T90) to (1N9). Deteriorating landing conditions in NJ. And eastern pa. Resulted in the flight diverting from (1N9) to (teb) to (abe) then to (MDT). The diversions resulted in a critically low fuel level. During the aborted approach attempt at (abe) the localizer was found to be unstable, the glide slope inoperative and the compass card on the HSI rotated continuously. Enroute navigation using the GPS was not affected. The same ILS malfunction occurred during the landing at (MDT). Malfunctions were also noted when one speed brake (electrical) failed to retract. Several attempts finally resulted in retraction. Another malfunction occurred with the landing gear, while on final approach to (MDT) runway 13. Two attempts to cycle the landing gear failed to produce a gear fully down indication. Due to a low fuel situation, multiple systems malfunctions, and inclement weather, the pilot elected to land the aircraft without the gear being down and locked. This condition resulted in a landing with partially extended gear and substantial damage to the aircraft gear doors and fuselage belly.

As the FAA filed it

THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM (T90) TO (1N9). DETERIORATING LANDING CONDITIONS IN NJ. AND EASTERN PA. RESULTED IN THE FLIGHT DIVERTING FROM (1N9) TO (TEB) TO (ABE) THEN TO (MDT). THE DIVERSIONS RESULTED IN A CRITICALLY LOW FUEL LEVEL. DURING THE ABORTED APPROACH ATTEMPT AT (ABE) THE LOCALIZER WAS FOUND TO BE UNSTABLE, THE GLIDE SLOPE INOPERATIVE AND THE COMPASS CARD ON THE HSI ROTATED CONTINUOUSLY. ENROUTE NAVIGATION USING THE GPS WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE SAME ILS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED DURING THE LANDING AT (MDT). MALFUNCTIONS WERE ALSO NOTED WHEN ONE SPEED BRAKE (ELECTRICAL) FAILED TO RETRACT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FINALLY RESULTED IN RETRACTION. ANOTHER MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITH THE LANDING GEAR, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO (MDT) RUNWAY 13. TWO ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO PRODUCE A GEAR FULLY DOWN INDICATION. DUE TO A LOW FUEL SITUATION, MULTIPLE SYSTEMS MALFUNCTIONS, AND INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. THIS CONDITION RESULTED IN A LANDING WITH PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT GEAR DOORS AND FUSELAGE BELLY.

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