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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D-50 · Tallahassee, FL · February 9, 2018

Date: February 9, 2018 · 21:12 local
Place: Tallahassee, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N261B
Reported as: Beech D-50
Reported engine: Lycoming GO-480 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,250 total35 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days

N261BRegistered now · Beech D-50S/N DH-134 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech D-50 Engine modelLycoming GO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft N261B, model, Beech D-50 landing gear collapsed after landing on rwy 36 at Tallahassee airport (tlh). Pilot was cleared to land on rwy 27 but elected to go around due to bad approach to rwy 27. The tower told the pilot to join the left downwind for rwy 36. About the time the pilot crossed the centerline of rwy 36, he began to smell an acrid smoke. The pilot made a quick turn onto the downwind to 36 and actuated the landing gear. As he continued the turn to join the centerline of rwy 36 the smoke grew worse. After touch down on rwy 36 the gear collapsed and propellers impacted the runway. Pilot contacted the tower and advised them that he got a gear up landing. Pilot turned off all the power and exited the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N261B, MODEL, BEECH D-50 LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING ON RWY 36 AT TALLAHASSEE AIRPORT (TLH). PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 27 BUT ELECTED TO GO AROUND DUE TO BAD APPROACH TO RWY 27. THE TOWER TOLD THE PILOT TO JOIN THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 36. ABOUT THE TIME THE PILOT CROSSED THE CENTERLINE OF RWY 36, HE BEGAN TO SMELL AN ACRID SMOKE. THE PILOT MADE A QUICK TURN ONTO THE DOWNWIND TO 36 AND ACTUATED THE LANDING GEAR. AS HE CONTINUED THE TURN TO JOIN THE CENTERLINE OF RWY 36 THE SMOKE GREW WORSE. AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RWY 36 THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROPELLERS IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND ADVISED THEM THAT HE GOT A GEAR UP LANDING. PILOT TURNED OFF ALL THE POWER AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.