20231018020689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon 58 · Albany, GA · October 18, 2023

Date: October 18, 2023 · 10:40 local
Place: Albany, GA
Airport: Southwest Georgia Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N889FT
Reported as: Raytheon 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N889FTRegistered now · Raytheon 58S/N TH-1828 · Built 1997 Airframe modelRaytheon 58 Engine modelContinental IO-550 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 was on approach to land. When the pilot lowered the landing gear, smoke filled the cabin. The pilot attempted to fully extend the gear manually but was unable to turn the hand crank. He reported the smoke to ATC and requested to land immediately. The landing gear collapsed upon landing on runway 17 near taxiway charlie. The pilot and passenger self-evacuated the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND. WHEN THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FULLY EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY BUT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE HAND CRANK. HE REPORTED THE SMOKE TO ATC AND REQUESTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 NEAR TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SELF-EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.