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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Middletown, PA · August 21, 1999

Date: August 21, 1999 · 19:30 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BPYA
Aircraft: N8091Q
Reported as: Cessna 402B
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,400 total800 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N8091QRegistered now · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0369 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 402B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

This flight departed burlington, Vermont (btv) airport as an on demand FAR part 135 flight with one passenger. While on approach to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Middletown airport (MDT), the landing gear was lowered and the right main gear indicated unsafe. The pilot attempted to recycle the gear and no "safe" indication was noted. The pilot called his maintenance base and discussed the situation with his maintenance and it was decided to "fly-by" the tower to ascertain if the gear was down. The pilot called for the crash/fire/rescue (CFR) and a normal landing was made. The aircraft was inspected and a faulty gear downlock switch and bracket was found. These items were replaced. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

THIS FLIGHT DEPARTED BURLINGTON, VERMONT (BTV) AIRPORT AS AN ON DEMAND FAR PART 135 FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER. WHILE ON APPROACH TO HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, MIDDLETOWN AIRPORT (MDT), THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR AND NO "SAFE" INDICATION WAS NOTED. THE PILOT CALLED HIS MAINTENANCE BASE AND DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH HIS MAINTENANCE AND IT WAS DECIDED TO "FLY-BY" THE TOWER TO ASCERTAIN IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE PILOT CALLED FOR THE CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE (CFR) AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND A FAULTY GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND BRACKET WAS FOUND. THESE ITEMS WERE REPLACED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.