20041207033049I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 560XL · Omaha, NE · December 7, 2004

Date
December 7, 2004 · 20:13 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DXTA
Aircraft
N635QS
Reported as
Cessna 560XL
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) N635QS, operating as a 14 CFR 135 flight, was at cruise altitude when the crew received a low brake pressure/antiskid inop indication, and right gear light. The aircraft landed safely at Omaha, NE, and stopped on the runway using the emergency braking system. Personnel who towed the airplane to the ramp stated the right tire was low. Company mechanics inspected the landing gear. They found the brake pressure low, an antiskid indicator light illuminated, and the right gear warning light indicating unsafe. The mechanics bled the brakes, serviced the gear and pneumatic bottle, and performed an operational check of the landing gear. There was no indication of what caused the initial problem.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N635QS, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR 135 FLIGHT, WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE WHEN THE CREW RECEIVED A LOW BRAKE PRESSURE/ANTISKID INOP INDICATION, AND RIGHT GEAR LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT OMAHA, NE, AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM. PERSONNEL WHO TOWED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RAMP STATED THE RIGHT TIRE WAS LOW. COMPANY MECHANICS INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR. THEY FOUND THE BRAKE PRESSURE LOW, AN ANTISKID INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE RIGHT GEAR WARNING LIGHT INDICATING UNSAFE. THE MECHANICS BLED THE BRAKES, SERVICED THE GEAR AND PNEUMATIC BOTTLE, AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE INITIAL PROBLEM.