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FAA incident report · Beech B95A · San Juan, Puerto Rico · July 28, 2008

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Date
July 28, 2008 · 09:18 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N212GM
Reported as
Beech B95A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N212GMRegistered now · Beech B95AS/N TD-529Airframe modelBeech B95A

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What happened

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

On July 28, 2008 privacy data omitted was pilot in command of N212GM a BE-95A enroute from st. thomas to San Juan, PR. When landing at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan the landing gear was lowered and when the throttles were retarded the gear unsafe horn sounded. privacy data omitted Executed a go-around and was vectored north of the airport to determine the problem. The emergency checklist was used and the landing gear was lowered manually by a hand crank. privacy data omitted Noted before the landing gear was lowered manually that the nose gear was not completely down and the left main gear appeared to be down in the locked position. This visual indication was done via a mirror located on the left nacelle. After the gear was lowered manually privacy data omitted stated he had a green gear light and a visual confirmation plus a mechanical indication that all three landing gears were down and locked. Other than a green gear light that confirms all three gears are down, there is a mirror on the left nacelle which shows only the nose and left main gear. The mechanical indicator also confirms that all thee gears are down.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 28, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N212GM A BE-95A ENROUTE FROM ST. THOMAS TO SAN JUAN, PR. WHEN LANDING AT THE LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SAN JUAN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AND WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED THE GEAR UNSAFE HORN SOUNDED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND WAS VECTORED NORTH OF THE AIRPORT TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS USED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED MANUALLY BY A HAND CRANK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTED BEFORE THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED MANUALLY THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY DOWN AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THIS VISUAL INDICATION WAS DONE VIA A MIRROR LOCATED ON THE LEFT NACELLE. AFTER THE GEAR WAS LOWERED MANUALLY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE HAD A GREEN GEAR LIGHT AND A VISUAL CONFIRMATION PLUS A MECHANICAL INDICATION THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEARS WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. OTHER THAN A GREEN GEAR LIGHT THAT CONFIRMS ALL THREE GEARS ARE DOWN, THERE IS A MIRROR ON THE LEFT NACELLE WHICH SHOWS ONLY THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR ALSO CONFIRMS THAT ALL THEE GEARS ARE DOWN.