What happened
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On February 17, 2000, at 1214 hours (local time) a saab-340-B, N114XJ, registered to wilmington trust company trustee, on approach to Harrisburg international airport (MDT) the captain put the landing gear down and the gear light on the right gear did not light. The captain followed all procedures in the manual and done a fly-by of the tower to confurm the gear was down. The tower said all gears were down, but they couldn't tell if they were locked. The captain found a circuit braker had popped. The breaker was reset. The light on the right gear came on and the aircraft landed without incident. The aircraft landed with no damage and the flight crew and passengers escaped injuries. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was filed. An m&d report will follow. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 17, 2000, AT 1214 HOURS (LOCAL TIME) A SAAB-340-B, N114XJ, REGISTERED TO WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY TRUSTEE, ON APPROACH TO HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT) THE CAPTAIN PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND THE GEAR LIGHT ON THE RIGHT GEAR DID NOT LIGHT. THE CAPTAIN FOLLOWED ALL PROCEDURES IN THE MANUAL AND DONE A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER TO CONFURM THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TOWER SAID ALL GEARS WERE DOWN, BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL IF THEY WERE LOCKED. THE CAPTAIN FOUND A CIRCUIT BRAKER HAD POPPED. THE BREAKER WAS RESET. THE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT GEAR CAME ON AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE AND THE FLIGHT CREW AND PASSENGERS ESCAPED INJURIES. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AN M&D REPORT WILL FOLLOW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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