NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N229AM and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
NTSB DEN03LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDenver, COThe failure of the landing gear system and the flight crew's failure to ascertain that the landing gear was down and locked. A contributing factor was the inadequate maintenance inspections performed by maintenance personnel.NTSB CHI96LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFargo, NDthe flight crew did not comply with the gear down and lock checklist. The factors were a jammed nose gear and inattentive preflight planning/preparations by the pilot-in-command.
FAA incident reports · 5
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N229AM and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
Accident 20030415009089ALevel Off Touchdown · Denver, CO(-23) PIC landed on runway 35L with the main gear in the retracted position and the nose gear partilly extended but not locked. The investigation is ongoing at this point to determine probability of simultaneous nose and main gear malfunction and emergency…Accident 19960517010749ALevel Off Touchdown · Fargo, NDAircraft nose gear failed to lower and landed without nose gear, no indication that the gear had not lowered. (.4)while on short final to land, the pilot-in-command landed with the nose landing gear still in the uplocked position. The maintenance logbook…Incident 19890719040189IFinal Approach-IFR · Sioux City, IANo nose gear down safe light. Used emergency procedures. Landed safely. Wire on down lock switch was broken.Incident 19881026061039ILevel Off Touchdown · Wichita, KSUnable to extend left gear, landed gear up. Metal skin on gear door caught under nacelle jamming gear door.Incident 19860715041879IDescent · Nashville, TNDescended below assigned altitude due to misunderstanding. ATC did not correct readback. Loss of separation.
Service difficulty reports · 12
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 96ZZZX2917Uplock · malfunctionedNOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND ON THE FIRST TRY AND AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED ON LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE GEAR WAS NOT CYCLED AND THE EMERGENCY RELEASE WAS NOT PULLED. ALL LIGHT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WHEN GEAR RETRACT WAS PERFORMED. COULD SDR BDHA960015Control Box · malfunctionedFAR - FLT 421 - AFTER A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FLAP/GEAR WARNING HORN WAS MALFUNCTIONING. WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR DOWN (GEAR IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION), FLAPS DOWN, AND THE POWER LEVERS AT THE FLIGHT IDLE GATE, THE HORN SOUNDED. WHEN THSDR BDHA9600Actuator · failedMOT - FLT 421 - THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WITH NORMAL EXTENTION. THE EMERGENCY GEAR SELECTOR WAS PULLED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LEFT NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS RESEALED AND GEAR RETRACTS WERE NORMAL. (M)SDR BDHA960007Connector · broken wirePIR - FLT NR 421 - ON FIRST START ATTEMPT, ENGINE WOULD NOT LIGHT OFF. AFTER A LONG PREHEAT, THE ENGINE STARTED. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE WIRE TO THE PRIMARIES ONLY SOLENOID CANNON PLUG BROKEN. AFTER REPLACING THE CANNON PLUG, THE ENGINE STARTSDR BDHA960004Fuel Control · out of adjustMSP - FLT NR 475 - CREW REPORTED A POWER LEVER SPLIT ON TAKEOFF AND RETURNED. THE ENGINE RIGGING WAS INSPECTED AND MAX POWER WAS ADJUSTED. ENGINE POWER RUNS WERE PERFORMED AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETSDR BDHA960002Hyd Line · crackedPIR - FLT 421 - WHILE TAXIING, THE PILOT NOTICED FLUCTUATIONS OF THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATOR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN LINE UNDER THE PILOTS SEAT GOING TO THE HAND PUMP PRESSURE RELEIF VALVE. THE LINE WAS REPAIRED, LEAK CHECKED AND THE ASDR BDHA9500023Starter/Gen · inoperativeFAR - FLT 421 - RIGHT GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE, THE VOLTMETER SHOWED NO RESET VOLTAGE. WHEN START ATTEMPT WAS MADE, THE STARTER FAILED TO ROTATE THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE STARTER GENERATOR UNIT AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS. SDR BDHA9500024Connector · water loggedMSP - FLT 434 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLLUMINATED. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SWITCH ASSY AND FOUND WATER IN THE CANNON PLUG. THE PLUG WAS DRIED OUT AND THE SYSTEM OPERASDR BDHA9500018Prop Governor · out of adjustMSP - FLT 447 - RIGHT ENGINE WAS SURGING WHEN SET TO TAKEOFF POWER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HANGER AND MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE PROP GOVERNOR LOW SETTING. RUN UP TEST WAS SATISFACTORY, AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)SDR BDHA9500010Wire · chafedRAP - FLT 475 - LEFT ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED 1 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER AND INSPECTED WIRING. REPAIRED WIRE NR 1401AA-22S FOR CHAFING AT GENERATOR RELAY AREA. GROUND RUN FOR CHECK OF SYSTEM CHECKED OKAY. ACFT SDR BDHA9500002Relay · failedRAP - FLT 476 - THE LT ENGINE WOULD NOT START, NO FUEL FLOW OR IGNITION. INSPECTED AND FOUND NR 2 START CONTROL RELAY OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 START CONTROL RELAY, AND ENGINE START COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. (W)SDR 95ZZZX777Tach Generator · loose driveCREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. NO RPM INDICATION, IGNITION, OR FUEL FLOW WAS OBSERVED ON START. INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM FOUND THE TACH GENERATOR SHAFT DISENGAGED FROM THE WINDINGS. THE TACH GENERATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED.
Other aircraft with N229AM · 1
The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N229AM is registered now to the first aircraft listed.