# Incident 19951130045779I: Jetair JETSTM4101, Birmingham, AL, November 30, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1995, 22:52 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RAIA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550HK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550HK-2005-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jetstream JETSTREAM 4101 (registry code 1500501, https://openairdocs.org/model/jetstream-jetstream-4101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JETAIR JETSTM4101
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951130045779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PILOT: A VISUAL APPROACH WAS MADE IN THE BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT, THE GEAR WAS DROPPED AT 170 KNOTS. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING. AT 160 KTS. THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 15 DEGREES AND THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS SOUNDED. THE STANDBY NOSE GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE LANDING LIGHT AND TAXI LIGHT APPEARED TO BE ON. THE LANDING AND TAXI LIGHTS ARE ON THE NOSE GEAR. RECYCLED GEAR TRYING TO GET THE DOWN AND LOCK ON THE STANDBY INDICATOR. WENT INTO A HOLDING PATTERN AND TRIED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CALLED COMPANY ON AIR INC. AND COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. LANDED AT BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT WITH THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY AND THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN GROUND POWER WAS HOOKED UP TO THE AIRCRAFT THE NOSE GEAR STANDBY INDICATOR DID SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE STANDBY INDICATOR AND THEN REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH PART NUMBER AIR135672. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS SUBMITTED THAT REVEALED THAT THE DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT AND PART TOTAL TIME WAS 2390.0 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW AT LEAST 20 HRS. INCLUDING FLIGHTS LANDING AT THEIR MAIN BASE WITH THE STANDBY LANDING GEAR ITEM DIFFERED BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

## Other reports on N550HK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951008038139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951008038139I), Oct 8, 1995: Bag JETSTM3201 (N550HK), South Bend, IN. Narrative: during a flight to South Bend, IN the aircraft experienced a loss of oil pressure in the right engine. The crew shut down the right engine and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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