20240130005459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Sarasota, FL · January 30, 2024

Date: January 30, 2024 · 16:16 local
Place: Sarasota, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N371AK
Reported as: Beech 76
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N371AKRegistered now · Beech 76S/N ME-157 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft flew a local flight from and to Sarasota international airport. The aircraft had an unsafe nose landing gear warning light upon approach. The pilot while following the checklist attempted to lower the landing gear several times. Including manual extension. After an unsuccessful attempt the pilot made an emergency landing at Sarasota international airport.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT FLEW A LOCAL FLIGHT FROM AND TO SARASOTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN UNSAFE NOSE LANDING GEAR WARNING LIGHT UPON APPROACH. THE PILOT WHILE FOLLOWING THE CHECKLIST ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. INCLUDING MANUAL EXTENSION. AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT SARASOTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.