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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58P · Lakeland, FL · April 2, 2019

Date: April 2, 2019 · 12:11 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N58PR
Reported as: Beech 58P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N58PRRegistered now · Beech 58PS/N TJ-149 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech 58P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot advised the landing gears were extended but only with a "transient" light indication- not down & locked for the nose. Pilot notified ATC and tower visually verified all 3 landing gears were extended but could not verify "locked". After circuit breaker failed and would not re-set, the pilot landed and the NLG collapsed and prop's struck ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ADVISED THE LANDING GEARS WERE EXTENDED BUT ONLY WITH A "TRANSIENT" LIGHT INDICATION- NOT DOWN & LOCKED FOR THE NOSE. PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND TOWER VISUALLY VERIFIED ALL 3 LANDING GEARS WERE EXTENDED BUT COULD NOT VERIFY "LOCKED". AFTER CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED AND WOULD NOT RE-SET, THE PILOT LANDED AND THE NLG COLLAPSED AND PROP'S STRUCK GROUND.