20040719015659I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech C90A · Omaha, NE · July 19, 2004

Date: July 19, 2004 · 03:37 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: IJAA
Aircraft: N424EM
Reported as: Beech C90A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N424EMRegistered now · Beech C90AS/N LJ-1351 · Built 1993 Airframe modelBeech C90A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On July 19, 2004, at approximately 0330 CDT, Beech king air C90A, N242EM, sn: LJ-1351, experienced an unsafe down and lock indication for the RH main landing gear. Following several landing gear cycles, the aircraft landed without incident at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska. Subsequent investigation suggested that the main landing gear down lock switch was out of adjustment. Prior to towing the aircraft, maintenance personnel verified that the RH main landing gear was down and locked. After towing the aircraft to the maintenance hangar, the landing gear indicator functioned properly. The aircraft was ferried to the wichita, Kansas for corrective action under an aircraft special flight permit. Subsequent troubleshooting disclosed that the RH downlock switch was sticking.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 19, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 0330 CDT, BEECH KING AIR C90A, N242EM, SN: LJ-1351, EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION FOR THE RH MAIN LANDING GEAR. FOLLOWING SEVERAL LANDING GEAR CYCLES, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION SUGGESTED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. PRIOR TO TOWING THE AIRCRAFT, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THAT THE RH MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER TOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR, THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO THE WICHITA, KANSAS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION UNDER AN AIRCRAFT SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING DISCLOSED THAT THE RH DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS STICKING.