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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Indianapolis, IN · July 15, 1997

Date: July 15, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CHQA
Aircraft: N360CA
Reported as: Saab SF340A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,850 total3,975 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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 07-15-97 during a positioning flight N360 ca's left main landing gear retracted partially and jammed. Attempts to raise or lower the gear did not free the left main landing gear. All other gear worked normally. On final approach when the flaps were extended to 35 degrees the left main landing gear extended and locked down. A normal landing was accomplished. Crew declared an emergency and equipment (fire & rescue) was present.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 07-15-97 DURING A POSITIONING FLIGHT N360 CA'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED PARTIALLY AND JAMMED. ATTEMPTS TO RAISE OR LOWER THE GEAR DID NOT FREE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ALL OTHER GEAR WORKED NORMALLY. ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 35 DEGREES THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN. A NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND EQUIPMENT (FIRE & RESCUE) WAS PRESENT.