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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Redmond, OR · September 21, 2018

Date: September 21, 2018 · 12:20 local
Place: Redmond, OR
Airport: Redmond
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6662N
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,820 total1,900 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N6662NRegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-1073 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed reno enroute to Redmond. Pilot placed gear selection down and there was no response, circuit breaker popped. Pilot reset circuit breaker and it popped immeadiately. Reset gear selector to up position and reset circuit breaker, selected gear down again and circuit breaker popped again. Pilot informed tower and they directed him east of the airport to troubleshoot problem. Performed emergency extention check list per pilot operating handbook. No repsonse. Pilot stated felt like something was broken in gear box. Returned to airport and completed a gear up landing. Landing gear maintenance was performed 5 flight hours prior to event. Requested FAA presence during repairs to evaluate landing gear system to determine failure. Amendment to follow.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RENO ENROUTE TO REDMOND. PILOT PLACED GEAR SELECTION DOWN AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. PILOT RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND IT POPPED IMMEADIATELY. RESET GEAR SELECTOR TO UP POSITION AND RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER, SELECTED GEAR DOWN AGAIN AND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. PILOT INFORMED TOWER AND THEY DIRECTED HIM EAST OF THE AIRPORT TO TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM. PERFORMED EMERGENCY EXTENTION CHECK LIST PER PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK. NO REPSONSE. PILOT STATED FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BROKEN IN GEAR BOX. RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND COMPLETED A GEAR UP LANDING. LANDING GEAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED 5 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO EVENT. REQUESTED FAA PRESENCE DURING REPAIRS TO EVALUATE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO DETERMINE FAILURE. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW.

Other reports on N6662N · 1

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