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FAA incident report · Beech BE-100 · Tuscaloosa, AL · June 14, 2017

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Date
June 14, 2017 · 15:30 local
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL
Airport
Tuscaloosa Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N343KK
Reported as
Beech BE-100
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,400 total1,044 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N343KKRegistered now · Beech B100S/N BE-46 · Built 1978Airframe modelBeech B100Engine modelAiResearch TPE331-5&6SERTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

N343KK departed kgxy June 14, 2017 from bam central enroute to ksrc.

After rotation at ksrc the pilot initiated a gear up and got a continuous

Gear unlocked audio annunciator.

Pilot cycled the gear 3 times, pulled and reset the gear motor breaker on

The third attempt, and the annunciator ceased but the gear handle stayed

Illuminated with the gear in transit light.

At no time during the cycling process did the pilot feel the landing gear

Cycle up or down. The pilot decided to fly to ktcl at 150 knots and

11,000 Feet and burn off fuel as 850 pounds per side was indicated.

En-route pilot noted that he could see the forward part of the tires on

The main gears.

During the flight pilot briefed the passengers on the situation which the pilot thought was that the mains were down but we had an issue with the nose gear.

Pilot conducted a flyby of the ktcl tower and the controller stated that

The gear appeared to be down.

Pilot decided to maneuver south of ktcl to burn off more fuel and decided

Not to try to manually pump down the gear for fear of damaging of overextending the gear as he thought the mains were fully extended. The pilot explained to the ktcl tower that his plan was to join the final for runway

22 And wanted the crash crew to follow. The aircraft touched down and

Shortly after rolled approximately 1,000 feet when the main gears

Collapsed to about 75% retracted. Passengers exited the aircraft, the crew

Shut down all electrical power, the fuel boost pumps, and secured the

Aircraft. No injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

N343KK DEPARTED KGXY JUNE 14, 2017 FROM BAM CENTRAL ENROUTE TO KSRC.

AFTER ROTATION AT KSRC THE PILOT INITIATED A GEAR UP AND GOT A CONTINUOUS

GEAR UNLOCKED AUDIO ANNUNCIATOR.

PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR 3 TIMES, PULLED AND RESET THE GEAR MOTOR BREAKER ON

THE THIRD ATTEMPT, AND THE ANNUNCIATOR CEASED BUT THE GEAR HANDLE STAYED

ILLUMINATED WITH THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT.

AT NO TIME DURING THE CYCLING PROCESS DID THE PILOT FEEL THE LANDING GEAR

CYCLE UP OR DOWN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY TO KTCL AT 150 KNOTS AND

11,000 FEET AND BURN OFF FUEL AS 850 POUNDS PER SIDE WAS INDICATED.

EN-ROUTE PILOT NOTED THAT HE COULD SEE THE FORWARD PART OF THE TIRES ON

THE MAIN GEARS.

DURING THE FLIGHT PILOT BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS ON THE SITUATION WHICH THE PILOT THOUGHT WAS THAT THE MAINS WERE DOWN BUT WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE NOSE GEAR.

PILOT CONDUCTED A FLYBY OF THE KTCL TOWER AND THE CONTROLLER STATED THAT

THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN.

PILOT DECIDED TO MANEUVER SOUTH OF KTCL TO BURN OFF MORE FUEL AND DECIDED

NOT TO TRY TO MANUALLY PUMP DOWN THE GEAR FOR FEAR OF DAMAGING OF OVEREXTENDING THE GEAR AS HE THOUGHT THE MAINS WERE FULLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT EXPLAINED TO THE KTCL TOWER THAT HIS PLAN WAS TO JOIN THE FINAL FOR RUNWAY

22 AND WANTED THE CRASH CREW TO FOLLOW. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND

SHORTLY AFTER ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET WHEN THE MAIN GEARS

COLLAPSED TO ABOUT 75% RETRACTED. PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, THE CREW

SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, THE FUEL BOOST PUMPS, AND SECURED THE

AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.