# Incident 19960719018809I: Amd FALCON, Rockford, IL, July 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1996, 10:15 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CGYA
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911RG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719018809I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 19, 1996 AT 1015 CDT, FALCON AMD-20-20, N911RG, SN 144, RETURNING EMPTY TO ROCKFORD, IL (RFD) FROM A 14 CFR 135 CARGO FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD, MO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. PROCEDURES A AND B WERE EXECUTED WITH NO CHANGE IN GEAR MOVEMENT OR POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURE C. NO GREEN LIGHT INDICATION WAS GIVEN FOR LANDING GEAR POSITION. A FLY-BY WAS CONDUCTED TO VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR POSITION. IT APPEARED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 01. UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE, NO EGRESS PROBLEMS. INVESTIGATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED THE PILOTS HAD CYCLED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS A AND B TO EVEN OUT THE PRESSURE BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS. THE ACTUATING CABLE, PART NUMBER MYZ0793-50 FAILED WITH THE VALVE BETWEEN SYSTEMS, RENDERING BOTH SYSTEMS INOPERATIVE. NO GREEN LIGHT INDICATION WAS GIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL LOCKING MECHANISMS MAKING FULL CONTACT. NOTHING FOLLOWS.

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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