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Incident

FAA incident report · Jetair JETSTM4101 · Springfield, IL · October 19, 2000

Date: October 19, 2000 · 08:45 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: RAIA
Aircraft: N565HK
Reported as: Jetair JETSTM4101
People aboard: 25
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,350 total4,800 in this make and model230 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)Flight 7325 departed bmi approximately 839 am enroute stl. Approximately five minutes after departure, while level at 5000 feet awaiting climb clearance to final altitude of 9000 feet, crew heard a noise followed by a vibration. Clearance was the received for climb to 9000 feet so crew reduced airspeed and initiated climb. The PIC had the flight attendant check the aft postion of the aircraft to try and isolate where the problem existed but it could not be determined. Crew elected to divert to spi. On approach to spi, crew lowered gear but did not receive a nose gear down and locked indication. A fly by of the tower confirmed nose gear not down. Aircraft was vectored to an area where troubleshooting could take place. At the recommendation of the maintenance department, the crew performed a high g pull up whereupon the nose gear came down and locked. An uneventful landing followed at 938. Gear system was pinned. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)FLIGHT 7325 DEPARTED BMI APPROXIMATELY 839 AM ENROUTE STL. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, WHILE LEVEL AT 5000 FEET AWAITING CLIMB CLEARANCE TO FINAL ALTITUDE OF 9000 FEET, CREW HEARD A NOISE FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION. CLEARANCE WAS THE RECEIVED FOR CLIMB TO 9000 FEET SO CREW REDUCED AIRSPEED AND INITIATED CLIMB. THE PIC HAD THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECK THE AFT POSTION OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TRY AND ISOLATE WHERE THE PROBLEM EXISTED BUT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO SPI. ON APPROACH TO SPI, CREW LOWERED GEAR BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. A FLY BY OF THE TOWER CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR NOT DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED TO AN AREA WHERE TROUBLESHOOTING COULD TAKE PLACE. AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, THE CREW PERFORMED A HIGH G PULL UP WHEREUPON THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING FOLLOWED AT 938. GEAR SYSTEM WAS PINNED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.