# Incident 19980109002319I: Beech 1900D, Kansas City, MO, January 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1998, 14:25 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237YV-2012-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980109002319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIR MIDWEST INC., FLIGHT 5676, REGISTRATION NUMBER N237YV, DEPARTED MCI FRIDAY, 1/09/98, ENROUTE TO SLN. DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL WAS SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION. ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE SITUATION AND CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO MCI WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. LINE MAINTENANCE MET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE AREA AND CONDUCTED AN EXAMINATION. THEY DISCOVERED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR UP-LOCK SWITCH INOPERATIVE. AFTER REPLACING THE SWITCH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE WHEN THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED NORMAL OPERATION. THIS INCIDENT (CE98IGO0026) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N237YV (3)

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

- [Incident 20001108036269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001108036269I), Nov 8, 2000: Beech 1900D (N237YV), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) Other form bird strike report, FAA form 5200-7 on November 8, 2000, approximately 1800 CST, BE-1900D, N237YV, was involved in a RH wing leading edge bird…
- [Incident 20001023031109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001023031109I), Oct 23, 2000: Beech 1900D (N237YV), Kansas City, MO. (-23)At approximately 1615 pn 10-23-00, air mid west airlines, made an air return at Kansas City International Airport due to a mechanical problem. The…
- [Incident 19970318006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970318006869I), Mar 18, 1997: Beech 1900D (N237YV), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: during takeoff roll on air midwest flight AMW725, N237YV, 03/18/97, number 1 engine generator dropped off line and would not reset. The takeoff was…

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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