20040114002129I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Ithaca, NY · January 14, 2004

Date: January 14, 2004 · 23:40 local
Place: Ithaca, NY
Airport: Tompkins County
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NSVA
Aircraft: N172MJ
Reported as: Beech 1900D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On January 14, 2004, a Beech 1900, flt. 4987, colgan air, landed on runway 32 at the thompkins county airport, Ithaca, NY after reporting an unsafe gear indication. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. According to the maintenance log page #41138, the following discrepancy stated: landing gear did not extend. Manual extension performed. Aircraft released under special flight permit. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 14, 2004, A BEECH 1900, FLT. 4987, COLGAN AIR, LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT THE THOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT, ITHACA, NY AFTER REPORTING AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE MAINTENANCE LOG PAGE #41138, THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCY STATED: LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. MANUAL EXTENSION PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED UNDER SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.