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FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Brenham, TX · December 15, 2019

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Date
December 15, 2019 · 11:00 local
Place
Brenham, TX
Airport
Brenham Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7747B
Reported as
Beech M35
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total140 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N7747BRegistered now · Beech M35S/N D-6181 · Built 1959Airframe modelBeech M35Engine 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.

Pilot stated that on downwind he performed ?gumps?. He stated he does not rely on the landing gear indicators for gear down confirmation because of how dimly they illuminate. He stated he uses the mechanical indicator for gear down confirmation. Pilot stated he once again performed ?gumps? Upon turning base to final. Pilot does not recall hearing an audible warning. Upon landing, wheels up, he stated he looked and noticed the gear switch still up.

An examination of the aircraft revealed damage to the propeller, left landing gear door small paint scratch mark, engine lower cowling scratch marks, fuselage bottom skin behind the firewall scratch marks and pitot tube partially torn from the base.

The aircraft mechanic who recovered the aircraft indicated that when he lifted the aircraft he extended the landing gear manually and the gear locked on the extended position, but no audible warning was heard.

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As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT ON DOWNWIND HE PERFORMED ?GUMPS?. HE STATED HE DOES NOT RELY ON THE LANDING GEAR INDICATORS FOR GEAR DOWN CONFIRMATION BECAUSE OF HOW DIMLY THEY ILLUMINATE. HE STATED HE USES THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR FOR GEAR DOWN CONFIRMATION. PILOT STATED HE ONCE AGAIN PERFORMED ?GUMPS? UPON TURNING BASE TO FINAL. PILOT DOES NOT RECALL HEARING AN AUDIBLE WARNING. UPON LANDING, WHEELS UP, HE STATED HE LOOKED AND NOTICED THE GEAR SWITCH STILL UP.

AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR SMALL PAINT SCRATCH MARK, ENGINE LOWER COWLING SCRATCH MARKS, FUSELAGE BOTTOM SKIN BEHIND THE FIREWALL SCRATCH MARKS AND PITOT TUBE PARTIALLY TORN FROM THE BASE.

THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC WHO RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT WHEN HE LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY AND THE GEAR LOCKED ON THE EXTENDED POSITION, BUT NO AUDIBLE WARNING WAS HEARD.

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