# Incident 20150529014429I: Beech 65-A90, Perkasie, PA, May 29, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Airport: Pennridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3892° N, 75.2905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENNRIDGE (CKZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3892&lon=-75.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,378 total, 25 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150529014429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CKZ WITH FULL LOAD OF SKYDIVERS. DURING CLIMBOUT SMOKE APPEARED IN CABIN. ONE OR MORE PASSENGERS INFORMED PILOT SMOKE SOURCE WAS RIGHT ENGINE. PILOT SECURED RIGHT ENGINE. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH JUMPMASTER PILOT EXECUTED SINGLE ENGINE CLIMB TO SAFE ALTITUDE FOR SKYDIVERS TO EXIT. PILOT THEN CIRCLED AIRPORT ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE AND RECTIFY LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PROPERLY USING NORMAL OR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR RESULTING IN MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS GEAR ACTUATING MOTOR AND NO OTHER PRE IMPACT PROBLEMS. SDR # 2015FA0000268 SUBMITTED BY AIRCRAFT OWNER.

## Other reports on N140PA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230726010719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230726010719I), Jul 26, 2023: Beech 65-A90 (N140PA), Grove City, PA, Minor damage. The aircraft was returning to K29D following a parachute operation from 14,500 feet above MSL. This was the fourth drop of the day for the airmen. The…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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