# Incident 20040114002919I: Beech 1900C, Albany, NY, January 14, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2004, 12:10 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NSVA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32017, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32017-2005-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040114002919I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 01/14/2004 AT APPROX. 11:20 AM, RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE COLGAN CMT WITH INFORMATION THAT A COLGAN BE-1900-C WAS DUE TO LAND AT ALB AT 11:45AM WITH A NOSE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND WOULD ATTEMPT AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, OR MAY HAVE TO EXECUTE A NOSE GEAR-UP LANDING. AS REQUESTED BY THE CMT, INSPECTORS FROM THE ALBANY FSDO WENT TO ALB TO STANDBY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT ALB AT APROX. 12:10PM WITH FAA, ARFF, AND COMPANY MAINT. PERSONNEL STANDING BY. LANDING GEAR WAS PINNED AND AIRCRAFT TOWED TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR. BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOT WERE INTERVIEWED BY INSPECTORS FROM ALB FSDO. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS (UNSUCCESSFUL) TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR USING THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH COMPANY MAINTENANCE, THE PIC DECIDED TO RESET ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT BREAKERS WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY PULLED. THIS ACTION REENGAGED THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR FOLLOWED BY THREE GREEN DOWNLOCK INDICATIONS AND THE IN-TRANSIT (RED) LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE EXTINGUISHED. MX REPORTED THEY REPLACED THREE LG ACTUATORS, PURGED HYD SYSTEM, & REPLACED ASSOC. FILTERS (DIRECTED BY DOM).

## Other reports on N32017 (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920313010149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313010149I), Mar 13, 1992: Beech 1900C (N32017), Denver, CO. Flaps would not retract from takeoff position on climb. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19900715040869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715040869I), Jul 15, 1990: Beech 1900 (N32017), Pueblo, CO. NR2 engine failure after takeoff. Returned. Found NR2 engine bata teleflex cable stretched.
- [Incident 19900411025049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900411025049I), Apr 11, 1990: Beech 1900 (N32017), Scottsbluff, NE. NR1 engine flamed out during climb to altitude. Returned and landed without incident. Engine removed and replaced.
- [Incident 19890319016939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890319016939I), Mar 19, 1989: Beech 1900 (N32017), Cheyenne, WY, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off slushy runway. Propeller blade damaged.
- [Incident 19880916049919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916049919I), Sep 16, 1988: Beech 1900C (N32017), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Unsafe gear down light. Landed gear up. Hydraulic actuator fouled by plastic pieces introduced at factory assembly.

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.

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