19991207036339I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Albuquerque, NM · December 7, 1999

Date: December 7, 1999 · 09:31 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GNBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5820C
Reported as: Cessna 402C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total2,000 in this make and model42 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.

(-23) On December 7, 1999, at approximately 0931 MST, N5820C, a Cessna 402C, carrying cargo under an air carrier certificate, made an emergency gear up landing at Albuquerque International Airport (abq) in Albuquerque, NM. The pilot coordinated by radio with company maintenance personnel, but was unable to extend the landing gear due to a mechanical malfunction. The pilot circled abq for two hours burning off fuel after which he made an uneventful landing of runway 3 at abq. There were no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 7, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 0931 MST, N5820C, A CESSNA 402C, CARRYING CARGO UNDER AN AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATE, MADE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABQ) IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE PILOT COORDINATED BY RADIO WITH COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT CIRCLED ABQ FOR TWO HOURS BURNING OFF FUEL AFTER WHICH HE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING OF RUNWAY 3 AT ABQ. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.