# Incident 19971008030479I: Beech C45H, Orlando, FL, October 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1997, 20:39 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 28.4203° N, 81.2998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4203&lon=-81.2998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N486JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N486JB-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total, 180 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98IA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971008030479I

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98IA006), Oct 9, 1997: Beech 18 [C-45H] (N486JB), Orlando, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N486JB (1)

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

- [Incident 19911220059599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911220059599I), Dec 20, 1991: Beech C45H (N486JB), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. Gear malfunctioned on takeoff. Returned. Unable to extend. Landed gear up. Nose wheel jammed in wheel well.

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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