41.2400° N, 77.0356° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 17, 1981 · 06:50 local
Place
Williamsport, PA
Airport
Williamport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PCAA
Aircraft
N124CA
Reported as
Beech B99
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,600 total1,860 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose gear green light would not go out when gear retracted. Flight returned. Nose gear position switch sticking.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT WHEN GEAR RETRACTED. FLIGHT RETURNED. NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH STICKING.