What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted A BE-33 privacy data omitted was being operated on a personal flight under part 91 rules. The aircraft departed from ktdp to khyi with the privacy data omitted/PIC and one passenger, (privacy data omitted). The aircraft was cleared to land on runay 08 and landed gear up. A phone conversation was performed with the pilot and the roc. The pilot stated the gear would not come down and that his privacy data omitted was 'freaking out'. He also stated that he tried to crank the gear via the emergency extension handle, however his "100 pound" baggage in the rear seat had shifted forward sometime during the flight and blocked/prevented him from operating the emergency extension handle to extend the landing gear. At no time did he state he notifed ATC. This inspector contacted ATC. ATC stated at no time did the PIC of privacy data omitted notify them of any landing gear issue nor did he declare an emergency.
No evidence to support a regulatory noncompliance other than the failure of the PIC to properly stow baggage to prevent inflight shifting in an unsafe condition.
Amendment added 10/18/2024 - spoke with the A&P who helped recover the aircraft. He stated that the emergency extension handle had to be disengaged in order to normally extend the landing gear after lifting the aircraft. He stated that engaging the emergency extension handle disengages the normal extension switch.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A BE-33 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER PART 91 RULES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM KTDP TO KHYI WITH THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/PIC AND ONE PASSENGER, (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^). THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNAY 08 AND LANDED GEAR UP. A PHONE CONVERSATION WAS PERFORMED WITH THE PILOT AND THE ROC. THE PILOT STATED THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND THAT HIS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS 'FREAKING OUT'. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE TRIED TO CRANK THE GEAR VIA THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE, HOWEVER HIS "100 POUND" BAGGAGE IN THE REAR SEAT HAD SHIFTED FORWARD SOMETIME DURING THE FLIGHT AND BLOCKED/PREVENTED HIM FROM OPERATING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. AT NO TIME DID HE STATE HE NOTIFED ATC. THIS INSPECTOR CONTACTED ATC. ATC STATED AT NO TIME DID THE PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTIFY THEM OF ANY LANDING GEAR ISSUE NOR DID HE DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A REGULATORY NONCOMPLIANCE OTHER THAN THE FAILURE OF THE PIC TO PROPERLY STOW BAGGAGE TO PREVENT INFLIGHT SHIFTING IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION.
AMENDMENT ADDED 10/18/2024 - SPOKE WITH THE A&P WHO HELPED RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE HAD TO BE DISENGAGED IN ORDER TO NORMALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AFTER LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE DISENGAGES THE NORMAL EXTENSION SWITCH.
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