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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Fargo, ND · April 27, 2000

Date: April 27, 2000 · 11:00 local
Place: Fargo, ND
Airport: Hector International
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CTUA
Aircraft: N553R
Reported as: Beech 200BEECH
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A41
Pilot’s flight hours: 125 total90 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)On April 27, 2000 at 1100 CDT, a Beechcraft super king air, operated by weather modification, inc. was inbound for landing to the detroit lakes airport, detroit lakes, MN. The pilot selected gear down. Gear did not extend pilot performed emergency procedures pumping gear down. Pilot diverted to Fargo ND. Hector International Airport where a safe landing resulted. Maitenance found loose relay in the landing gear motor relay box, tightened the relay and operational check was good. M or d filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 27, 2000 AT 1100 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT SUPER KING AIR, OPERATED BY WEATHER MODIFICATION, INC. WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING TO THE DETROIT LAKES AIRPORT, DETROIT LAKES, MN. THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. GEAR DID NOT EXTEND PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PUMPING GEAR DOWN. PILOT DIVERTED TO FARGO ND. HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE A SAFE LANDING RESULTED. MAITENANCE FOUND LOOSE RELAY IN THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR RELAY BOX, TIGHTENED THE RELAY AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. M OR D FILED.