Pilot of BE18 is unable to extend landing gear for landing.

Attributes
ACN	697394
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mht.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Twin Beech 18
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	697394
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I had flown VFR planning a fuel stop at ZZZ. On final at ZZZ; I was unable to get the gear down normally. After go around and in contact with FBO on unicom; I tried the landing extension several times. The manual hand crank would not rotate after the landing gear clutch pedal was depressed. No amount of force I could apply would move the hand crank. Manual extension of the flaps worked ok. ZZZ has one runway 5000 ft X 100 ft; so I diverted to ZZZ1 with runway 5001 ft X 150 ft. En route to ZZZ1; I made 2 more attempts to manually lower the gear. No joy. On fly-by north to south at ZZZ1; an FBO employee advised on unicom the gear was not down. I then decided to land (gear up). The FBO employee advised the emergency equipment would be standing by. I made the approach with full flaps about 100-110 KTS and when landing on the runway was assured I put both mixture controls in idle cut-off and gang-barred all 4 magnetos and generator battery switches. Contact with runway was smooth with flaps taking up most of the impact. The main gear wheels protrude about 4 inches below the nacelle; so on rollout; brakes were effective for steering as well as stopping. I saw no fire or smoke; however; the emergency crews saw something under the r-hand wing and shot some foam. I was alone; no passenger; no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BE18 IS UNABLE TO EXTEND LNDG GEAR FOR LNDG.

Narrative: I HAD FLOWN VFR PLANNING A FUEL STOP AT ZZZ. ON FINAL AT ZZZ; I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR DOWN NORMALLY. AFTER GAR AND IN CONTACT WITH FBO ON UNICOM; I TRIED THE LNDG EXTENSION SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUAL HAND CRANK WOULD NOT ROTATE AFTER THE LNDG GEAR CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. NO AMOUNT OF FORCE I COULD APPLY WOULD MOVE THE HAND CRANK. MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE FLAPS WORKED OK. ZZZ HAS ONE RWY 5000 FT X 100 FT; SO I DIVERTED TO ZZZ1 WITH RWY 5001 FT X 150 FT. ENRTE TO ZZZ1; I MADE 2 MORE ATTEMPTS TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR. NO JOY. ON FLY-BY N TO S AT ZZZ1; AN FBO EMPLOYEE ADVISED ON UNICOM THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. I THEN DECIDED TO LAND (GEAR UP). THE FBO EMPLOYEE ADVISED THE EMER EQUIP WOULD BE STANDING BY. I MADE THE APCH WITH FULL FLAPS ABOUT 100-110 KTS AND WHEN LNDG ON THE RWY WAS ASSURED I PUT BOTH MIXTURE CTLS IN IDLE CUT-OFF AND GANG-BARRED ALL 4 MAGNETOS AND GENERATOR BATTERY SWITCHES. CONTACT WITH RWY WAS SMOOTH WITH FLAPS TAKING UP MOST OF THE IMPACT. THE MAIN GEAR WHEELS PROTRUDE ABOUT 4 INCHES BELOW THE NACELLE; SO ON ROLLOUT; BRAKES WERE EFFECTIVE FOR STEERING AS WELL AS STOPPING. I SAW NO FIRE OR SMOKE; HOWEVER; THE EMER CREWS SAW SOMETHING UNDER THE R-HAND WING AND SHOT SOME FOAM. I WAS ALONE; NO PAX; NO INJURIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.