# Incident 19981202042599I: Beech C90A, Syracuse, NY, December 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1998, 08:29 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1553G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1553G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90A (registry code 1152911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981202042599I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON DECEMBER 2, 1998, AT 0829 EST A BEECHCRAFT BE-90-C90, S/N TJ-1214, N1553G, REGISTERED TO CARGILL DETROIT CORP. FAILED TO OBTAIN A RIGHT GEAR INDICATION LIGHT WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR A LANDING AT SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE RIGHT HAND DOWN LOCK HOOK NOT FULLY ENGAGED.  MAINTENANCE FILED THE RIGHT DOWN LOCK HOOK AND HOOK RADIUS; LUBRICATD WITH DRISLIDE LUBE, CHECKED HOOK TO PIN CLEARANCES, OPERATED LANDING GEAR THROUGH 7 CYCLES, ALL OERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, ALL WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH, BEECHCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT OAKLAND/PONTIAC AIRPORT (PTK) PONTIAC, MICHIGAN ON DECEMBER 2, 1998 AT 0630 EST.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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