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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · November 28, 2014

Date: November 28, 2014 · 11:30 local
Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5283M
Reported as: Beech 76
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total5 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5283MRegistered now · Beech 76S/N ME-25 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 11/28/2014 at approximately 1130 during a lesson on emergency desents in N5283M(BE76), pilot was attempting to lower gear , when he observed that he had "two green one red condition" indicating that the nose gear was not in the down and locked position.

Manual gear extention was attempted but unsuccessful.

Pilot then informed the tower that he was declaring an emergency landing and landed the aircraft with the nose gear in the up position. Resulting in minor damage to aircraft.

There were two persons on board no injuries.

Cause of gear malfunction was found to be that the rigging on the gear door was damaged and got stuck in a position that would not allow the gear doors to open. Mechanic stated he would file a malfunction or defect report.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/28/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 DURING A LESSON ON EMERGENCY DESENTS IN N5283M(BE76), PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER GEAR , WHEN HE OBSERVED THAT HE HAD "TWO GREEN ONE RED CONDITION" INDICATING THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

MANUAL GEAR EXTENTION WAS ATTEMPTED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL.

PILOT THEN INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE WAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD NO INJURIES.

CAUSE OF GEAR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND TO BE THAT THE RIGGING ON THE GEAR DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND GOT STUCK IN A POSITION THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE GEAR DOORS TO OPEN.MECHANIC STATED HE WOULD FILE A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.