What happened
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privacy data omitted States that on 10/13/2019 he was the pilot and sole occupant on N205MK as he departed kmbt murfreesboro, TN. Airport at approximately 1900 local with the intent to make night landings for currency purposes. privacy data omitted States that the gear retracted normally and he continued the flight outside the traffic pattern at kmbt. Upon reentering the traffic pattern at kmbt, he noted that the normal slow down when the gear is extended did not occur. He noted that the gear malfunction light was on and the gear circuit breaker was tripped. He then cycled the gear and noted that the gear malfunction light was still on. He had ground personnel notified via radio and they verified that the gear was still retracted. Consulting the POH and climbing to a safe altitude to attempt a emergency gear extension. After 1 crank of the emergency extension handle that mechanism jammed. He made one more pass to confirm that the gear was still retracted and it was. At that time he called Nashville ATC and declared an emergency. ATC advised that Nashville international (kbna) airport had more emergency services so N205MK was routed there. In the meantime ATC contacted the aircraft manufacturer for other resolutions. No other other options were available from the manufacturer.
The pilot continued circling kbna for 2.5 hours to burn off fuel while coordinating with atc/fire department when to proceed with the gear up landing. privacy data omitted Stated that he followed the procedures in the POH and conducted the gear up landing at approx. 2208 local. After the aircraft came to a stop he turned off the master and exited the airplane.
Upon examination of the airplane which was still resting on its belly. It was noted that both blades of the propeller came in contact with the runway as they were curled over. Other damage was observed on the bottom of the cowl, belly, tip of the right flap and entry step. Observations inside the plane were noted as the gear handle was in the down position, the emergency gear extension appeared to have attempted to be used, the fuel selector was in the off position as well as the master switch. The gear circuit breakers were pulled too. Landing gear actuator failed.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT ON 10/13/2019 HE WAS THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT ON N205MK AS HE DEPARTED KMBT MURFREESBORO, TN. AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 LOCAL WITH THE INTENT TO MAKE NIGHT LANDINGS FOR CURRENCY PURPOSES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY AND HE CONTINUED THE FLIGHT OUTSIDE THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT KMBT. UPON REENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT KMBT, HE NOTED THAT THE NORMAL SLOW DOWN WHEN THE GEAR IS EXTENDED DID NOT OCCUR. HE NOTED THAT THE GEAR MALFUNCTION LIGHT WAS ON AND THE GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED. HE THEN CYCLED THE GEAR AND NOTED THAT THE GEAR MALFUNCTION LIGHT WAS STILL ON. HE HAD GROUND PERSONNEL NOTIFIED VIA RADIO AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. CONSULTING THE POH AND CLIMBING TO A SAFE ALTITUDE TO ATTEMPT A EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. AFTER 1 CRANK OF THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE THAT MECHANISM JAMMED. HE MADE ONE MORE PASS TO CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED AND IT WAS. AT THAT TIME HE CALLED NASHVILLE ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ATC ADVISED THAT NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL (KBNA) AIRPORT HAD MORE EMERGENCY SERVICES SO N205MK WAS ROUTED THERE. IN THE MEANTIME ATC CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER FOR OTHER RESOLUTIONS. NO OTHER OTHER OPTIONS WERE AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER.
THE PILOT CONTINUED CIRCLING KBNA FOR 2.5 HOURS TO BURN OFF FUEL WHILE COORDINATING WITH ATC/FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN TO PROCEED WITH THE GEAR UP LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES IN THE POH AND CONDUCTED THE GEAR UP LANDING AT APPROX. 2208 LOCAL. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP HE TURNED OFF THE MASTER AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE.
UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH WAS STILL RESTING ON ITS BELLY. IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH BLADES OF THE PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AS THEY WERE CURLED OVER. OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE COWL, BELLY, TIP OF THE RIGHT FLAP AND ENTRY STEP. OBSERVATIONS INSIDE THE PLANE WERE NOTED AS THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION APPEARED TO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BE USED, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AS WELL AS THE MASTER SWITCH. THE GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED TOO. LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR FAILED.
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