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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schumacher Joe P SWEARINGEN SX-300 · Granbury, TX · January 20, 2020

Date: January 20, 2020 · 18:00 local
Place: Granbury, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N33SX
Reported as: Schumacher Joe P Swearingen SX-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N33SXRegistered now · Schumacher Joe P SWEARINGEN SX-300S/N JONAS-0006 Airframe modelSchumacher Joe P SWEARINGEN SX-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 20, 2020, at approximately 1800 central daylight time, a swearingen SX-300, N33SX, landed gear up at pecan plantation airport (0TX1) in Granbury Texas. The pilot was enroute to pecan plantation (0TX1) from meacham airport (ftw). The pilot selected gear down while on final to runway 01 at 0TX1 and received an unsafe down and locked indication. The pilot decided to land gear up after unsuccessful attempts to position the landing gear in the down and locked position. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the belly skin. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 20, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SWEARINGEN SX-300, N33SX, LANDED GEAR UP AT PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1) IN GRANBURY TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO PECAN PLANTATION (0TX1) FROM MEACHAM AIRPORT (FTW). THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN WHILE ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 01 AT 0TX1 AND RECEIVED AN UNSAFE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND GEAR UP AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO POSITION THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.