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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Beech 95-C55 · Delta, CO · January 18, 2017

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Date
January 18, 2017 · 16:00 local
Place
Delta, CO
Airport
Delta Blake
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N303QB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17LA091
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N303QBRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Beech 95-C55S/N TE-53 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech 95-C55Engine 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.

Landing gear did not extend electrically (primary) or via the emergency gear extend handle (secondary). Emergency extend handle was bound and pilot could not turn it to extend the gear. Decision to land gear up after conferring with FBO mechanic to ensure no other action should be taken.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND ELECTRICALLY (PRIMARY) OR VIA THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTEND HANDLE (SECONDARY). EMERGENCY EXTEND HANDLE WAS BOUND AND PILOT COULD NOT TURN IT TO EXTEND THE GEAR. DECISION TO LAND GEAR UP AFTER CONFERRING WITH FBO MECHANIC TO ENSURE NO OTHER ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelta, COThe failure of the landing gear to extend during landing approach due to the interference between the landing gear motor's sector and worm gears.Jan 18, 2017 · Substantial damage