ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139425
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| Date: | Saturday 22 October 2011 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Air Services Holdings Corp. |
| Registration: | N7148R |
| MSN: | TC-2028 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dunkeswell Airport (EGTU) |
| Dunkeswell Airport (EGTU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 22/10/2011, A Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron, initially en route to Dunkeswell Airfield - EGTU, diverted to Exeter Airport - EGTE, after the pilot was unable to lower the aircraft's landing gear. After burning off fuel, the pilot carried out a text book wheels up landing. Both occupants escaped unhurt.
According to the summary of the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Following takeoff from Dunkeswell and having flown a series of exercises, the owner was requested to demonstrate a stall recovery with the landing gear extended. Having reduced airspeed to below 153 knots, he selected landing gear down. Shortly afterwards a strong smell of burning was noted and some smoke was observed in the cockpit.
The landing gear circuit breaker tripped and the smoke and smell dissipated. The owner endeavoured to lower the gear using the manual extension system in accordance with the pilot operating handbook procedure. This requires 50 turns of a crank handle to lower the gear to the fully locked position. After approximately 30 turns, the system jammed. A series of fly-bys of the Dunkeswell operations building were carried out between attempts to lower the
gear.
Observations of landing gear positions by ground personnel were radioed to the aircraft following each pass. After the third fly-by it became obvious that the gear could not be extended to the fully down position for landing. It was therefore raised manually in order to limit the landing hazard. A final fly-by was made after which observers reported that the gear was raised but the gear doors were not shut.
Owing to the limited fire cover and restricted runway length at Dunkeswell, the aircraft diverted to Exeter Airport. It was decided that less risk would result from a landing on the main runway than on the grass. In order to reduce fuel load and limit disruption to commercial traffic, the aircraft held off until deteriorating weather and approaching darkness dictated the need to land. A successful wheels-up landing was then executed."
Damage sustained to N7148R: Underside of the aircraft and propellers damaged. This was presumably enough to render the aircraft as "damaged beyond economical repair", as the registration N7148R was belatedly cancelled by the FAA on 26/9/2014 (almost three years later)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f7b5ed915d1374000671/Beech_95-B55__T42A__N7148R_08-12.pdf
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7148R
3. http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/plane-s-emergency-landing-exeter-airport/story-13646458-detail/story.html
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-15420904
5. https://ukga.com/images/content/image23202.jpg (photo, credit: Neil Bassett)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2011 06:53 | RobertMB | Added |
| 23-Oct-2011 07:24 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 23-Dec-2014 04:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2015 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2015 01:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Mar-2016 21:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2016 00:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2023 06:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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