What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 06, 2024, at approximately 1244 local time, a Beech 35-B33 aircraft, registered to an LLC and operated by an airline transport pilot rated flight instructor received minor damage following a partial gear extension landing on runway 28 at the Saginaw co. h.w. Browne airport (hyx) in Saginaw, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was the only occupant and received no injuries. The flight originated from the cadillac, wexford county airport (cad) at approximately 1200 local time.
The pilot indicated that upon entering traffic for hyx and selecting gear down that the green gear down light did not come on. He then proceeded to cycle it back up and got the red light and tried down again with no green indication. The pilot then left the pattern and performed an emergency gear extension by cranking the gear extension until it reached a hard stop. Proceeded back to the airport and landed the aircraft on runway 28 and upon contact with the runway he heard metal grinding and aircraft came to an abrupt stop. The pilot then performed normal shut down procedures.
Post incident examination of the aircraft revealed that both propeller blades had contacted the runway and were bent aft indicating minimal or no power. Both main gear was partially extended, and nose gear was still inside nose wheel well with gear doors open. The aircraft touched down on both main gear doors and nose gear doors and there was substantial damage to main gear doors with several inches ground down. No other damage was noted to the belly of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 06, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1244 LOCAL TIME, A BEECH 35-B33 AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO AN LLC AND OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A PARTIAL GEAR EXTENSION LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE SAGINAW CO. H.W. BROWNE AIRPORT (HYX) IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CADILLAC, WEXFORD COUNTY AIRPORT (CAD) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL TIME.
THE PILOT INDICATED THAT UPON ENTERING TRAFFIC FOR HYX AND SELECTING GEAR DOWN THAT THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO CYCLE IT BACK UP AND GOT THE RED LIGHT AND TRIED DOWN AGAIN WITH NO GREEN INDICATION. THE PILOT THEN LEFT THE PATTERN AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION BY CRANKING THE GEAR EXTENSION UNTIL IT REACHED A HARD STOP. PROCEEDED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 28 AND UPON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY HE HEARD METAL GRINDING AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED NORMAL SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES.
POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT BOTH PROPELLER BLADES HAD CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND WERE BENT AFT INDICATING MINIMAL OR NO POWER. BOTH MAIN GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED, AND NOSE GEAR WAS STILL INSIDE NOSE WHEEL WELL WITH GEAR DOORS OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON BOTH MAIN GEAR DOORS AND NOSE GEAR DOORS AND THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MAIN GEAR DOORS WITH SEVERAL INCHES GROUND DOWN. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.