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FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Aurora, MO · May 31, 1996

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Date
May 31, 1996 · 06:18 local
Place
Aurora, MO
Airport
Aurora Memorial Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
AKGR
Aircraft
N115KU
Reported as
Beech C90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,700 total4,000 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 05/31/96 at approximately 1030Z time, a Beech BE-90-C90 aircraft (N115KU) departed lawrence municipal (lwc) airport, Kansas in route to Kansas city down town (mkc) airport, Missouri. On approach to land at mkc, pilot robert l. custer had a landing gear unsafe light indication. The pilot noted that there was no green light illuminated for the left main gear to indicate a safe down and lock condition. (The pilot reported not having a red unsafe light indication for the landing gear.) The pilot proceeded to notify mkc tower of the situation and conducted a fly-by the tower to verify that all gear was down. An emergency landing was declared with emergency equipment on standby. The pilot landed the aircraft without further incident. On examination, executive Beech (akgr) found a broken indicating wire on the left main gear. The wire was repaired and several landing gear retraction tests were accomplished with satisfactory landing gear indications. A malfunction or defect report (FAA form 8010-4) has been submitted. This incident is closed. Incident no. CE96IGA0071.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 05/31/96 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030Z TIME, A BEECH BE-90-C90 AIRCRAFT (N115KU) DEPARTED LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL (LWC) AIRPORT, KANSAS IN ROUTE TO KANSAS CITY DOWN TOWN (MKC) AIRPORT, MISSOURI. ON APPROACH TO LAND AT MKC, PILOT ROBERT L. CUSTER HAD A LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT INDICATION. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO INDICATE A SAFE DOWN AND LOCK CONDITION. (THE PILOT REPORTED NOT HAVING A RED UNSAFE LIGHT INDICATION FOR THE LANDING GEAR.) THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO NOTIFY MKC TOWER OF THE SITUATION AND CONDUCTED A FLY-BY THE TOWER TO VERIFY THAT ALL GEAR WAS DOWN. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS DECLARED WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON STANDBY. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON EXAMINATION, EXECUTIVE BEECH (AKGR) FOUND A BROKEN INDICATING WIRE ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND SEVERAL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TESTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH SATISFACTORY LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT (FAA FORM 8010-4) HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. INCIDENT NO. CE96IGA0071.