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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Nashville, TN · May 18, 2023

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Date
May 18, 2023 · 16:40 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
John C Tune
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8064M
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,236 total
N8064MRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1674 · Built 1992Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-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.

Aircraft experienced electrical power failure during cruise-level flight. Pilot diverted to jwn. Pilot moved the gear switch to gear down, the landing gear did not move. Pilot then read emergency landing procedures with no electrical power, accessed manual gear extension lever and manipulated lever to the point he could not move it any further. Pilot spoke with ATC on his phone, flew by for their visual confirmation that the gear did indeed appear to be extended. Pilot then landed the aircraft, gear collapsed (nose and both mains) upon touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE DURING CRUISE-LEVEL FLIGHT. PILOT DIVERTED TO JWN. PILOT MOVED THE GEAR SWITCH TO GEAR DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT MOVE. PILOT THEN READ EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES WITH NO ELECTRICAL POWER, ACCESSED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION LEVER AND MANIPULATED LEVER TO THE POINT HE COULD NOT MOVE IT ANY FURTHER. PILOT SPOKE WITH ATC ON HIS PHONE, FLEW BY FOR THEIR VISUAL CONFIRMATION THAT THE GEAR DID INDEED APPEAR TO BE EXTENDED. PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, GEAR COLLAPSED (NOSE AND BOTH MAINS) UPON TOUCHDOWN.