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FAA incident report · Beech P35 · Lacrosse, WI · August 24, 2018

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Date
August 24, 2018 · 17:35 local
Place
Lacrosse, WI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9546Y
Reported as
Beech P35
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N9546YRegistered now · Beech P35S/N D-7026 · Built 1962Airframe modelBeech P35Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 24, 2018, N9546Y, a Beechcraft bonanza piloted by privacy data omitted landed at the la crosse regional airpot (lse) with the landing gear in the wheel wells and the gear selector in the cockpit in the down position. A mechanic on scene with the crew that was moving the aircraft off the runway, was able to get in the cockpit and see if the landing gear was operable. He put the landing gear handle in the up position before turning on the battery master, then he selected gear down, and nothing happened, there was also no gear indication lights illuminated. The mechanic was later able to extend the gear following the emergency gear extension procedure, he was able confirm all gear were down and locked, yet there still was no gear down light illuminated in the cockpit. In a preliminary discussion with the pilot, the findings of the mechanic on site corroborated with what the pilot said he experienced flying the airplane. The pilot indicated that while on the approach to land, he selected gear down, and saw a flickering green light on the gear down indicator. The pilot stated he was unsure if the gear was actually down or not and continued with the approach to land ultimately arriving on the runway with the landing gear stowed in the wells. The airplane came to a stop on the runway, there was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to anyone on board.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 24, 2018, N9546Y, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT THE LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPOT (LSE) WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE COCKPIT IN THE DOWN POSITION. A MECHANIC ON SCENE WITH THE CREW THAT WAS MOVING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY, WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE COCKPIT AND SEE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS OPERABLE. HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION BEFORE TURNING ON THE BATTERY MASTER, THEN HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THERE WAS ALSO NO GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC WAS LATER ABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE, HE WAS ABLE CONFIRM ALL GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED, YET THERE STILL WAS NO GEAR DOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE COCKPIT. IN A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT, THE FINDINGS OF THE MECHANIC ON SITE CORROBORATED WITH WHAT THE PILOT SAID HE EXPERIENCED FLYING THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT WHILE ON THE APPROACH TO LAND, HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AND SAW A FLICKERING GREEN LIGHT ON THE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNSURE IF THE GEAR WAS ACTUALLY DOWN OR NOT AND CONTINUED WITH THE APPROACH TO LAND ULTIMATELY ARRIVING ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR STOWED IN THE WELLS. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON BOARD.