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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Omaha, NE · September 25, 1996

Date: September 25, 1996 · 13:39 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AMWA
Aircraft: N143AM
Reported as: Beech 1900C
People aboard: 20
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: on September 25, 1996, N143AM, BE-1900C was being operated as flight 5658 from Kansas city, MO to Omaha, NE. During approach the nose landing gear did not indicate down and locked (green light). The crew used the manual procedures to ensure the gear was down and locked. The aircraft landed without incident. The aircraft was ferried to Kansas city, MO where company mechanics found a broken wire leading to the nose gear down lock switch. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1996, N143AM, BE-1900C WAS BEING OPERATED AS FLIGHT 5658 FROM KANSAS CITY, MO TO OMAHA, NE. DURING APPROACH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN LIGHT). THE CREW USED THE MANUAL PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO KANSAS CITY, MO WHERE COMPANY MECHANICS FOUND A BROKEN WIRE LEADING TO THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.