BE35 on IFR approach was unable to get gear down indication. Completed approach and made fly-by for tower to check gear. Low ceilings elected to land with emergency equipment standing by. On rollout gear failed and aircraft slid short distance causing minor damage to fuselage.

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Attributes
ACN	366438
Time
Date	199704
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lyh
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	366438
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : vfr in imc
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

ZDC had cleared aircraft for straight-in runway 3 at lyh and turned aircraft over to lyh tower. At evi beacon fix, gear handle was placed in down position to commence descent. Pilot realized gear did not indicate down and notified tower that approach would continue with tower having visual contact later to look at gear. Gear would not recycle so handle was left in down position. After 2 low visibility passes by the tower and some attempt made to manually lower the gear, the pilot decided that flying around under the clouds in these flight conditions was unsafe and elected to attempt a landing. Ignition and fuel were shut off before roundout and aircraft touched down with propeller stopped nearly horizontal. Aircraft attempted to roll for a moment before left side lowered to the runway. The slide was uneventful with aircraft going slightly to the right before stopping on the runway. Battery switch was turned off. Tower was most cooperative in having crash equipment in place and airport crews were helpful and prompt in their actions. Aircraft damage: minor under the circumstances.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE35 ON IFR APCH WAS UNABLE TO GET GEAR DOWN INDICATION. COMPLETED APCH AND MADE FLY-BY FOR TWR TO CHK GEAR. LOW CEILINGS ELECTED TO LAND WITH EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. ON ROLLOUT GEAR FAILED AND ACFT SLID SHORT DISTANCE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE.

Narrative: ZDC HAD CLRED ACFT FOR STRAIGHT-IN RWY 3 AT LYH AND TURNED ACFT OVER TO LYH TWR. AT EVI BEACON FIX, GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN DOWN POS TO COMMENCE DSCNT. PLT REALIZED GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND NOTIFIED TWR THAT APCH WOULD CONTINUE WITH TWR HAVING VISUAL CONTACT LATER TO LOOK AT GEAR. GEAR WOULD NOT RECYCLE SO HANDLE WAS LEFT IN DOWN POS. AFTER 2 LOW VISIBILITY PASSES BY THE TWR AND SOME ATTEMPT MADE TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR, THE PLT DECIDED THAT FLYING AROUND UNDER THE CLOUDS IN THESE FLT CONDITIONS WAS UNSAFE AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LNDG. IGNITION AND FUEL WERE SHUT OFF BEFORE ROUNDOUT AND ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH PROP STOPPED NEARLY HORIZ. ACFT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL FOR A MOMENT BEFORE L SIDE LOWERED TO THE RWY. THE SLIDE WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH ACFT GOING SLIGHTLY TO THE R BEFORE STOPPING ON THE RWY. BATTERY SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. TWR WAS MOST COOPERATIVE IN HAVING CRASH EQUIP IN PLACE AND ARPT CREWS WERE HELPFUL AND PROMPT IN THEIR ACTIONS. ACFT DAMAGE: MINOR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

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.