What happened
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On may 25, 1998, about 2012 eastern daylight time, a Gulfstream commander 690C, N840V, registered to kv oil and gas inc., crashed on landing at the Jacksonville International Airport, jacksonvile, flordia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The commerical pilot and three passengers reported no injuries. The airplane sustianed substantial damage. The flight origianted from stewart, Florida, at 1630. The flight was on the downwind leg for landing at st. simmons island, Georgia, when the pilot noticed a gear warning that only two gears were down, and that the left main landing gear was still retracted. The pilot elected to divert to Jacksonville, and attempt a gear up landing. Before diverting, he elected t oclimb to 7000 feet to burn fuel, and talk to maintenance personnel ata Jacksonville, the pilot cancelled his IFR clearance and flew VFR to Jacksonville. The airplane landed on its belly, and came to a stop on an unfoamed runway. Examination of the airplanes landing gear revealed that the left main landing gear failed to extend because the link assembly had jammed against the gear down lock. It was reported by the FAA that the airplane had just undergone a 5 year landing gear inspection, 22 hours before the accident. (-23) on downwind to st. simmons island pilot noticed unsafe gear indication. Observed l/h main gear still in the well. Pilot diverted to jax and burned off 1.5 hours of fuel. Elected, after trying all emer. Procedures and 20 to 30 gear extensions, to retract all gear and land on belly.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 25, 1998, ABOUT 2012 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GULFSTREAM COMMANDER 690C, N840V, REGISTERED TO KV OIL AND GAS INC., CRASHED ON LANDING AT THE JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JACKSONVILE, FLORDIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERICAL PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTIANED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGIANTED FROM STEWART, FLORIDA, AT 1630. THE FLIGHT WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR LANDING AT ST. SIMMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA, WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED A GEAR WARNING THAT ONLY TWO GEARS WERE DOWN, AND THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO JACKSONVILLE, AND ATTEMPT A GEAR UP LANDING. BEFORE DIVERTING, HE ELECTED T OCLIMB TO 7000 FEET TO BURN FUEL, AND TALK TO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ATA JACKSONVILLE, THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS IFR CLEARANCE AND FLEW VFR TO JACKSONVILLE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON ITS BELLY, AND CAME TO A STOP ON AN UNFOAMED RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANES LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND BECAUSE THE LINK ASSEMBLY HAD JAMMED AGAINST THE GEAR DOWN LOCK. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE FAA THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST UNDERGONE A 5 YEAR LANDING GEAR INSPECTION, 22 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. (-23) ON DOWNWIND TO ST. SIMMONS ISLAND PILOT NOTICED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. OBSERVED L/H MAIN GEAR STILL IN THE WELL. PILOT DIVERTED TO JAX AND BURNED OFF 1.5 HOURS OF FUEL. ELECTED, AFTER TRYING ALL EMER. PROCEDURES AND 20 TO 30 GEAR EXTENSIONS, TO RETRACT ALL GEAR AND LAND ON BELLY.
NTSB investigation
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