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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Hagerstown, MD · February 19, 2005

Date: February 19, 2005 · 10:50 local
Place: Hagerstown, MD
Airport: Washington County Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QHIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N29XX
Reported as: Cessna 421C
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,075 total800 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N29XXRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0035 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 421C Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) N29XX was flying from bwi to IN9. Pilot dropped gear for landing, the gear lights indicated that only the nose gear extended. Gear was recycled. This time lights indicated the nose and the left gear were extended. Pilot attempted landing gear emergency procedures to extend the gear. The right gear still would not extend. A fly by the tower confirmed the right gear was not extended. Pilot diverted to hgr for a suitable runway. Pilot landed on runway 27 with only the nose landing gear and the left main landing gear extended. Aircraft remained on the runway at all times.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N29XX WAS FLYING FROM BWI TO IN9. PILOT DROPPED GEAR FOR LANDING, THE GEAR LIGHTS INDICATED THAT ONLY THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. GEAR WAS RECYCLED. THIS TIME LIGHTS INDICATED THE NOSE AND THE LEFT GEAR WERE EXTENDED. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE RIGHT GEAR STILL WOULD NOT EXTEND. A FLY BY THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE RIGHT GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. PILOT DIVERTED TO HGR FOR A SUITABLE RUNWAY. PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 WITH ONLY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY AT ALL TIMES.