- Date
- March 15, 1983, 22:45 local (Mar 16, 1983, 04:45 UTC)
- Place
- Miwaulkee, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6838SBeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830315009299A
- Case key
- 11984
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Analysis
The plt reported that he noted a fairly loud sound as the landing gear locked in the up position. Later, he was unable to extend the gear with either the normal or emergency systems. The circuit breaker would pop each time he tried the normal system. The emergency gear handcrank would not engage to extend the gear manually. The acft was landed with the gear retracted. An investigation revealed that a bushing, pn 35-810077-3, in the landing gear actuator had failed. This allowed a worm gear in the actuator to move and jam the reduction gear. This also prevented the handcrank from engaging.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6838S
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH720
- Airframe hours
- 3,374
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Pci Transportation,Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 17, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- ATW · Appleton, WI
- Destination
- MKE · Milwaukee, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MKE · Mitchell
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,515 total · 130 in this make and model · 305 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRB, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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