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FAA accident report · Cessna 441 · Albuquerque, NM · July 3, 2009

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Date
July 3, 2009 · 05:40 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Sunport
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
VE7A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N988AE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09LA415
Reported as
Cessna 441
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,550 total1,400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N988AERegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2018 · Cessna 441S/N 441-0175Airframe modelCessna 441Engine 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.

(-23) On July 3, 2009 at 0540 MDT,N988AE, a Cessna 441, made a gear up landing at alburquerque international Sunport 9ABQ). The air ambulance flight had departed double eagel ii airport (aeg) in Albuquerque at 0320 MDT. After aborting the mission to socorro, NM (onm) due to thunderstorm activity the aircraft was returning to aeg. When the pilot tried to configure the airplane for landing, the landing gear circuit breaker popped when the gear was selected down. The pilot was unable to reset the circuit breaker with the landing gear switch in the down position. After conferring with company maintenance personnel, the emergency landing gear extension procedure was executed and the landing gear still did not extend. When maneuvering the airplane failed to get the landing gear to extend the decision was made to divert the flight to abq and an intentional gear up landing was made. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91 on an IFR flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. There were no injuries to the pilot or to the two medical fight crew aboard the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 3, 2009 AT 0540 MDT,N988AE, A CESSNA 441, MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT ALBURQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT 9ABQ). THE AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED DOUBLE EAGEL II AIRPORT (AEG) IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 0320 MDT. AFTER ABORTING THE MISSION TO SOCORRO, NM (ONM) DUE TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO AEG. WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO CONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER CONFERRING WITH COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS EXECUTED AND THE LANDING GEAR STILL DID NOT EXTEND. WHEN MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO GET THE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT THE FLIGHT TO ABQ AND AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR TO THE TWO MEDICAL FIGHT CREW ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09LA415Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMA malfunction of the landing gear selector switch and a loose fitting on the emergency extension system which rendered the landing gear system inoperable.Jul 3, 2009 · Substantial damage