BE58 pilot reported landing gear malfunction with cabin smoke and fumes during initial approach. Landing gear collapsed during landing and aircraft was evacuated.
Synopsis
BE58 pilot reported landing gear malfunction with cabin smoke and fumes during initial approach. Landing gear collapsed during landing and aircraft was evacuated.
Narrative
I was involved in an incident today with a landing gear failure on a ZZZ at XA:15. I was cleared to land Runway X. Upon putting the gear handle down the gear made an abnormal noise and the circuit breaker popped. I told ZZZ Tower I needed to fly by and confirm if my gear was up or down. ZZZ Tower told me my gear appeared to be down; but I did not have a down and lock indication in the aircraft. I then proceeded to head west to try to see if I could use the manual gear extension. The manual gear extension was in a bind and would not rotate. The cockpit was rapidly filling up with smoke and was irritating my senses and becoming dangerous. I feared the aircraft was on fire and [requested priority] with ZZZ Tower. ZZZ Tower cleared me to land any runway. I landed on Runway XX and touched down on the mains and nose gear in what appeared to be a normal landing. As the aircraft decelerated down the runway all the landing gears started to collapse. Upon coming to a stop I turned off the battery master switch; magnetos and pulled the mixtures. We evacuated the aircraft quickly and met search and rescue personnel.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.