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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D95A · Carlsbad, CA · January 8, 2020

Date: January 8, 2020 · 16:30 local
Place: Carlsbad, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8595M
Reported as: Beech D95A
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,200 total106 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8595MRegistered now · Beech D95AS/N TD-535 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech D95A Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot and instructor where practicing a single engine ILS. Pilot went through landing checklist, gear handle placed in down position. Instructor and pilot did not verify that gear was down via green light. Aircraft was told to go around by tower due to not having landing gear in the down position. Aircraft struck the runway with its propellers. Aircraft entered down wind, pilot attempted to cycle the landing gear, it did not come down. Pilot flew low approach and had tower confirm gear not down. Pilot extended the landing gear manually. Landed without issue, propellers were damaged.

Aircraft was later placed on jacks and the gear was cycled. Gear did not come down 2 out of the 8 times attempted.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WHERE PRACTICING A SINGLE ENGINE ILS. PILOT WENT THROUGH LANDING CHECKLIST, GEAR HANDLE PLACED IN DOWN POSITION. INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT DID NOT VERIFY THAT GEAR WAS DOWN VIA GREEN LIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND BY TOWER DUE TO NOT HAVING LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH ITS PROPELLERS. AIRCRAFT ENTERED DOWN WIND, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR, IT DID NOT COME DOWN. PILOT FLEW LOW APPROACH AND HAD TOWER CONFIRM GEAR NOT DOWN. PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY. LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE, PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED.

AIRCRAFT WAS LATER PLACED ON JACKS AND THE GEAR WAS CYCLED. GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN 2 OUT OF THE 8 TIMES ATTEMPTED.