19971008030479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C-45H · Orlando, FL · October 8, 1997

Date: October 8, 1997 · 20:39 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Airport: Orlando International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N486JB
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98IA006
Reported as: Beech C45H
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,550 total180 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N486JBRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Beech C-45HS/N AF-858 Airframe modelBeech C-45H

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What happened

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

Right main gear collapsed upon landing runway 18R. (-23) this aircraft has the nose gear conversion by volpar. When the pilot selected gear down, the nose gear did not indicate down or lock. The pilot cycled the gear. The gear extended partly, the circuit breaker activated and the gear could not be extended using normal or emergency procedures. When the gear is cylced, first gear up, then without waiting for fullup, select gear down, this put a high load on the nose gear chain. The chain will skip a tooth and bind the system. The gear will not be able to move at all using normal or emergency procedures.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING RUNWAY 18R. (-23) THIS AIRCRAFT HAS THE NOSE GEAR CONVERSION BY VOLPAR. WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN OR LOCK. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR. THE GEAR EXTENDED PARTLY, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ACTIVATED AND THE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED USING NORMAL OR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. WHEN THE GEAR IS CYLCED, FIRST GEAR UP, THEN WITHOUT WAITING FOR FULLUP, SELECT GEAR DOWN, THIS PUT A HIGH LOAD ON THE NOSE GEAR CHAIN. THE CHAIN WILL SKIP A TOOTH AND BIND THE SYSTEM. THE GEAR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE AT ALL USING NORMAL OR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA98IA006Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportOrlando, FLthe failure of the landing gear chain from the main landing gear torque shaft to the nose gear box coming off the sprocket, causing the landing gear to be out of sequence between the main gear and the nose gear.Oct 9, 1997 · Minor damage

Other reports on N486JB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19911220059599ILevel Off Touchdown · Niagara Falls, NYGear malfunctioned on takeoff. Returned. Unable to extend. Landed gear up. Nose wheel jammed in wheel well.Dec 20, 1991 · Minor damage