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FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Omaha, NE · May 2, 1996

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Date
May 2, 1996 · 13:07 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JEMA
Aircraft
N757JB
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
N757JBRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15279767 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Narrative: on may 2, 1996, Cessna 414A encountered moderate to heavy turbulence while en-route from yankton, SD to Omaha, NE Eppley Airfield. The turbulence induced a momentary uncommanded gear extension and subsequent retraction. The PIC elected to perform a precautionary gear extension to verify correct operation. The landing gear appeared to extend normally with 3 safe landing gear indications. However, the gear in transit light remained illuminated and the gear warning horn would actuate with flaps beyond the approach position. Following several cycle attempts & ATCT visual check, PIC elected to discharge emergency blowdown bottle. No changes were noted. PIC declared an emergency & landed without incident on Eppley Airfield runway 14R. On may 24, 1996, troubleshooting efforts initiated by elliott aviation, inc., at the Omaha, NE facility discovered an intermittent nose landing gear uplock switch pn:B23YT, which caused the landing gear to cycle in the retract position. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 2, 1996, CESSNA 414A ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO HEAVY TURBULENCE WHILE EN-ROUTE FROM YANKTON, SD TO OMAHA, NE EPPLEY AIRFIELD. THE TURBULENCE INDUCED A MOMENTARY UNCOMMANDED GEAR EXTENSION AND SUBSEQUENT RETRACTION. THE PIC ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY GEAR EXTENSION TO VERIFY CORRECT OPERATION. THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO EXTEND NORMALLY WITH 3 SAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS. HOWEVER, THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR WARNING HORN WOULD ACTUATE WITH FLAPS BEYOND THE APPROACH POSITION. FOLLOWING SEVERAL CYCLE ATTEMPTS & ATCT VISUAL CHECK, PIC ELECTED TO DISCHARGE EMERGENCY BLOWDOWN BOTTLE. NO CHANGES WERE NOTED. PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON EPPLEY AIRFIELD RUNWAY 14R. ON MAY 24, 1996, TROUBLESHOOTING EFFORTS INITIATED BY ELLIOTT AVIATION, INC., AT THE OMAHA, NE FACILITY DISCOVERED AN INTERMITTENT NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH PN:B23YT, WHICH CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO CYCLE IN THE RETRACT POSITION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.