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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35 · Ephraim, WI · August 3, 2014

Date: August 3, 2014 · 17:30 local
Place: Ephraim, WI
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777JC
Reported as: Beech 35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 220 total170 in this make and model

N777JCRegistered now · Beech 35S/N D-685 Airframe modelBeech 35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Airman departed ksgs (south saint paul, MN) enroute to Y95 (hellman, MI). Enroute near 3D2 (Ephraim, WI) pilot encountered weather and diverted to 3D2 airport for fuel and to allow time for weather improvement. In traffic pattern at 3D2 pilot stated that he lowered gear and felt drag of gear. Pilot could not remember gear indication and did not see any gear unsafe indication. Inspection indicated aircraft landed with gear in the retracted position. After aircraft was lifted the landing gear was cycled down and locked into place without a green safe light. Gear was then retracted normally and subsequently extended again with proper green gear down indication. Inspection by airworthiness determined that gear indication/warning was intermittently defective.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN DEPARTED KSGS (SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN) ENROUTE TO Y95 (HELLMAN, MI). ENROUTE NEAR 3D2 (EPHRAIM, WI) PILOT ENCOUNTERED WEATHER AND DIVERTED TO 3D2 AIRPORT FOR FUEL AND TO ALLOW TIME FOR WEATHER IMPROVEMENT. IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT 3D2 PILOT STATED THAT HE LOWERED GEAR AND FELT DRAG OF GEAR. PILOT COULD NOT REMEMBER GEAR INDICATION AND DID NOT SEE ANY GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. INSPECTION INDICATED AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN AND LOCKED INTO PLACE WITHOUT A GREEN SAFE LIGHT. GEAR WAS THEN RETRACTED NORMALLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXTENDED AGAIN WITH PROPER GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATION. INSPECTION BY AIRWORTHINESS DETERMINED THAT GEAR INDICATION/WARNING WAS INTERMITTENTLY DEFECTIVE.