A beech 90 accomplished an emergency gear up landing when the landing gear failed to extend in norma...

Attributes
ACN	362351
Time
Date	199702
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	362351
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other

Narrative:

At approximately XA45 on feb/xx/97 I was cleared to land in mem on runway 18R. I put the gear handle down at the marker and got no gear movement, sound, or indication at all. I cycled gear up then down -- no luck. I requested and did a fly- by the tower who reported seeing a little main wheel out of the wells. In reality, I don't think any gear was down, king air 90's have a little tire showing when the wheels are up and locked with gear doors closed. For the next approximately 1 1/2 hours, I tried to get the gear down with no luck. 3 mechanics and a beechcraft tech representative were communicating with me through approach control. Finally with no options left, at about XB10, I requested a clearance to land. I put it down on runway 9. Wind was about 120 degrees at 6 KTS. Feathered propellers, shut down engines, electricity and fuel as I went over the numbers. Aircraft has very little damage. Pilot is unhurt. Upon inspection, it was determined that the nosegear actuator is totally jammed up, frozen solid and will not turn (even when they tried with actuator in a vise). Actuator has not been opened yet to determine cause.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 90 ACCOMPLISHED AN EMER GEAR UP LNDG WHEN THE LNDG GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND IN NORMAL OR MANUAL MODES.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA45 ON FEB/XX/97 I WAS CLRED TO LAND IN MEM ON RWY 18R. I PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AT THE MARKER AND GOT NO GEAR MOVEMENT, SOUND, OR INDICATION AT ALL. I CYCLED GEAR UP THEN DOWN -- NO LUCK. I REQUESTED AND DID A FLY- BY THE TWR WHO RPTED SEEING A LITTLE MAIN WHEEL OUT OF THE WELLS. IN REALITY, I DON'T THINK ANY GEAR WAS DOWN, KING AIR 90'S HAVE A LITTLE TIRE SHOWING WHEN THE WHEELS ARE UP AND LOCKED WITH GEAR DOORS CLOSED. FOR THE NEXT APPROX 1 1/2 HRS, I TRIED TO GET THE GEAR DOWN WITH NO LUCK. 3 MECHS AND A BEECHCRAFT TECH REPRESENTATIVE WERE COMMUNICATING WITH ME THROUGH APCH CTL. FINALLY WITH NO OPTIONS LEFT, AT ABOUT XB10, I REQUESTED A CLRNC TO LAND. I PUT IT DOWN ON RWY 9. WIND WAS ABOUT 120 DEGS AT 6 KTS. FEATHERED PROPS, SHUT DOWN ENGS, ELECTRICITY AND FUEL AS I WENT OVER THE NUMBERS. ACFT HAS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. PLT IS UNHURT. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSEGEAR ACTUATOR IS TOTALLY JAMMED UP, FROZEN SOLID AND WILL NOT TURN (EVEN WHEN THEY TRIED WITH ACTUATOR IN A VISE). ACTUATOR HAS NOT BEEN OPENED YET TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A beech 90 accomplished an emergency gear up landing when the landing gear failed to extend in normal or manual modes.