# Incident 19960209004769I: Beech 200BEECH, Springfield, IL, February 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1996, 18:37 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,627 total, 3,967 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960209004769I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH FAILED, ALLOWING GEAR HANDLE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE SWITCH AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS INDICATED SYSTEM TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON 02-09-96, ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM SPRINGFIELD, IL TO DIXON, IL, THE NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING THE APPROACH TO DIXON. ALSO, THE RED LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE FAILED TO GO OUT. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR, THE GREEN DOWN LIGHT CAME ON. HOWEVER, THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO SPRINGFIELD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED TO THE SPRINGFIELD ATCT. A LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ILLINOIS STATE GOVERNOR WAS A PASSENGER ON THIS FLIGHT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED

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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