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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bag JETSTM3201 · Grand Island, NE · January 15, 2009

Date: January 15, 2009 · 17:34 local
Place: Grand Island, NE
Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FJTA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N874CP
Reported as: Bag JETSTM3201
People aboard: 12
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N874CPRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201S/N 874 · Built 1989 Airframe modelBritish Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 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.

N874CP, ba jetstream-321, was operated as a commercial flight by corporate flight management under usc 14 CFR part 135. The flight departed st. louis, MO enroute to Grand Island, NE (gri). On approach into gri, the crew advised the tower that they had no indication that the nose gear was down and locked. They declared an emergency and flew around to burn fuel. They landed without further incident. Upon touch down the crew received a green light for the nose gear. The aircraft was ferried to smyrna, TN. Company mechanics cleaned the nose gear downlock indicator microswitch, and swung the gear with no discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

N874CP, BA JETSTREAM-321, WAS OPERATED AS A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT BY CORPORATE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT UNDER USC 14 CFR PART 135. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ST. LOUIS, MO ENROUTE TO GRAND ISLAND, NE (GRI). ON APPROACH INTO GRI, THE CREW ADVISED THE TOWER THAT THEY HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLEW AROUND TO BURN FUEL. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE CREW RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO SMYRNA, TN. COMPANY MECHANICS CLEANED THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK INDICATOR MICROSWITCH, AND SWUNG THE GEAR WITH NO DISCREPANCIES.