# Incident 20031107028099I: Beech 1900D, Pittsburgh, PA, November 7, 2003 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 7, 2003, 14:55 local time - Place: Pittsburgh, PA - Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International - Phase of flight: Climb - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: AMWA - Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10 - Aircraft: N171ZV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171ZV-2012-06-06) (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: 3,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031107028099I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AIR CARRIER INCIDENT, PITTSBURGH INT'L AIRPORT, PA 11/07/03 AIR MIDWEST FLIGHT 5472, A B190, RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 28C AT 1026E, AFTER REPORTING AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RED LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. CREW ELECTED TO FLY BY TOWER FOR VERIFICATION OF LANDING GEAR POSITION. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DUBOIS PA, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS AS PER ROY SHERMAN MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR KCO AMWA. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT. (-23 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE) AFTER A NORMAL TAKE OFF FROM KPIT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON "GEAR UP" SELECTION, THE GREEN "GEAR DOWN & LOCKED" LIGHTS WENT OUT. HOWEVER, WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR NOW IN THE UP POSITION, THE RED "GEAR IN TRANSIT" LIGHTS REMAINED ON. CHECK LISTS WERE CONSULTED, AND ATC WAS INFORMED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED BUT WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO KPIT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. L ATER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BY SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT KDUJ FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE R/H GEAR UP LOCK SWITCH, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK AND RII SIGNATURE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ## Other reports on N171ZV (6) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20030520013549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030520013549I), May 20, 2003: Beech 1900D (N171ZV), Watertown, NY. (-23) On may 20, 2003, at 2000 local time, aircraft s/n UE-171, flight 5547 while enroute from pittsburgh, PA, to Watertown, NY, the left engine itt exceeded… - [Incident 20000725031329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000725031329I), Jul 25, 2000: Beech 1900D (N171ZV), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. (-23)After take-off the cabin door seal failed and the oxygen masks deployed. The crew declared an emergency and returned to mid Continent airport (ict)… - [Incident 19990315017939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990315017939I), Mar 15, 1999: Beech 1900D (N171ZV), Kansas City, MO. One 3-15-99 at 0830, air midwest airlines (amwa) flt 5653, while operating a Beech-1900D at Kansas City International Airport, aborted their take-off. This was… - [Incident 19970918030149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970918030149I), Sep 18, 1997: Beech 1900D (N171ZV), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: aircraft was enroute to the Kansas City International Airport (mci) from omaha, Nebraska when flight #AMW5737 declared an emergency due to an unsafe… - [Incident 19961103038129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961103038129I), Nov 3, 1996: Beech 1900D (N171ZV), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: air midwest flight 5723 was inbound to mci when the crew declared an emergency due to an unsafe gear indication. The crew landed the aircraft… - [Incident 19960612017319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960612017319I), Jun 12, 1996: Beech 1900D (N171ZV), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: air midwest flight 668 enroute mci-oma returned mci due to a flap down indication. Flight 668 landed mci without further incident. Statement from… 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.