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Incident

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU300 · Owensboro, KY · January 30, 1999

Date: January 30, 1999 · 23:00 local
Place: Owensboro, KY
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FGQA
Aircraft: N703JH
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU300
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,600 total200 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 1/29/99,misubishi, MU300, N703JH, experienced an uncommanded nose gear extension on descent at about 260 knt airspeed and 14,000 ft. MSL. In an effort to slow the a/c the crew retarded throttles, extended speed brakes and pitched the nose up. Both eng. Subsequently flamed out. A successful restart was accomplished and an uneventful landing was made. Mechanical examination revealed that the nose gear required servicing and no descrepancies were etected in the engines. Test flight failed to duplicate either landing gear or engine problem.

As the FAA filed it

ON 1/29/99,MISUBISHI, MU300, N703JH, EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED NOSE GEAR EXTENSION ON DESCENT AT ABOUT 260 KNT AIRSPEED AND 14,000 FT. MSL. IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE A/C THE CREW RETARDED THROTTLES, EXTENDED SPEED BRAKES AND PITCHED THE NOSE UP. BOTH ENG.SUBSEQUENTLY FLAMED OUT. A SUCCESSFUL RESTART WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MECHANICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR REQUIRED SERVICING AND NO DESCREPANCIES WERE ETECTED IN THE ENGINES. TEST FLIGHT FAILED TO DUPLICATE EITHER LANDING GEAR OR ENGINE PROBLEM.