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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C35 · Pembroke Pines, FL · July 30, 2018

Date: July 30, 2018 · 02:10 local
Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
Airport: Hollywood North Perry
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1995D
Reported as: Beech C35
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total1,400 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

N1995DRegistered now · Beech C35S/N D-3265 · Built 1952 Airframe modelBeech C35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After takeoff from opa locka, the pilot raised the gear handle and shortly thereafter heard a loud pop during retraction. The lights dimmed noticeably. He decided to put the gear down following the emergency procedure.

After about 15 cranks on the emergency gear handle, he felt it bind. He cranked the emergency handle in the other direction trying to free the binding. After several attempts and maneuvering to attempt to free the binding, he was forced to land gear up.

After the aircraft was lifted by a crane, the landing gear would not extend via the emergency crank system until significant pressure was placed on the nosewheel in the downward direction. A broken cable that connects to the nosewheel to the retractable step was discovered which apparently caught on the internal tunnel of the nosewheel preventing extension.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM OPA LOCKA, THE PILOT RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER HEARD A LOUD POP DURING RETRACTION. THE LIGHTS DIMMED NOTICEABLY. HE DECIDED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.

AFTER ABOUT 15 CRANKS ON THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE, HE FELT IT BIND. HE CRANKED THE EMERGENCY HANDLE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION TRYING TO FREE THE BINDING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND MANEUVERING TO ATTEMPT TO FREE THE BINDING, HE WAS FORCED TO LAND GEAR UP.

AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED BY A CRANE, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND VIA THE EMERGENCY CRANK SYSTEM UNTIL SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE WAS PLACED ON THE NOSEWHEEL IN THE DOWNWARD DIRECTION. A BROKEN CABLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE RETRACTABLE STEP WAS DISCOVERED WHICH APPARENTLY CAUGHT ON THE INTERNAL TUNNEL OF THE NOSEWHEEL PREVENTING EXTENSION.