# Incident 20030826021799I: Beech 1900D, Valparaiso, FL, August 26, 2003 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 26, 2003, 20:15 local time - Place: Valparaiso, FL - Airport: Eglin Afb - Phase of flight: Final Approach - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: AMWA - Location: 30.4899° N, 86.5142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4899&lon=-86.5142&mi=10 - Aircraft: N176YV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176YV) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D - Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030826021799I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) DURING FINAL APPROACH TO VPS, THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. NO DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION WAS OBSERVED ON ANY LANDING GEAR. ONE RECYCLE ATTEMPT WAS INITIATED. STILL NO SAFE GEAR INDICATION WAS OBSERVED. THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TRIPPED OPEN. CREW PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND REQUESTED VPS TOWER TO CHECK THE LANDING GEAR POSITION. THE TOWER REPORTED THAT NONE OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE LANDING GEAR ABNORMAL CHECK LIST WAS COMPLETED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PUMPED DOWN - SHOWING "THREE GREEN". THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO PFN (A MAINTENANCE BASE). THE CREW ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH VPS OPERATIONS TO NOTIFY DISPATCH OF THE DIVERT. VPS OPERATIONS COULD NOT BE REACHED. (VPS OPERATIONS RADIO HAS A LONG HISTORY OF NOT WORKING PROPERLY). THE CREW WAS SUCCESSFUL AT REACHING PFN OPERATIONS AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE DIVERT. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT PFN ON RUNWAY 14. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN ON RUNWAY. ALL PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED ON RUNWAY AND TAKEN TO THE TERMINAL BY THE PFN AIRPORT POLICE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SAFTIED BY VERTEX MAINTENANCE AND TOWED TO THE HANGER FOR REPAIR. ## Other reports on N176YV (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20071004022859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004022859I), Oct 4, 2007: Beech 1900D (N176YV), Kansas City, MO, No damage. (-23) After take off from mci, the crew noted the captain's eadi had failed and smelled of electrical. Returned to field and told tower what was wrong. Ground… - [Incident 20060707013689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707013689I), Jul 7, 2006: Beech 1900D (N176YV), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) The aircraft landed on runway 10L after reporting an unspecified mechanical problem while inbound. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp… - [Incident 20051219029929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051219029929I), Dec 19, 2005: Beech 1900D (N176YV), Mcalester, OK. (-23) During cruise flight from hro to dfw, air midwest airlines flight 2628 experienced a left fire "t" handle warning light. Crew shut down left engine and… - [Incident 20040318005639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040318005639I), Mar 18, 2004: Beech 1900D (N176YV), Tampa, FL. (-23) On take off roll, crew noted a lack of proper acceleration. The crew verified both engines were producing adequate power and the parking brake was… - [Incident 20020712027259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712027259I), Jul 12, 2002: Beech 1900D (N176YV), Panama City, FL. (-23) During climb at 18000' on flight 5635 (pfn-tpa) a loud bang was heard followed by the illumination of the cabin door master warning annunciator. Flight… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.