26.7153° N, 80.0534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 11, 2009 · 02:20 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
V2JA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N172SL
Reported as
Piaggio Aer P180
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
When gear is selected down,high mode and low mode is operating,but after 3-4 minutes right gear light turns off with no unsafe audible tone. Maintenance performed a check and found that the r/h gear down bulb had failed. The bulb was replaced and ops check was performed satisfactory.
As the FAA filed it
WHEN GEAR IS SELECTED DOWN,HIGH MODE AND LOW MODE IS OPERATING,BUT AFTER 3-4 MINUTES RIGHT GEAR LIGHT TURNS OFF WITH NO UNSAFE AUDIBLE TONE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A CHECK AND FOUND THAT THE R/H GEAR DOWN BULB HAD FAILED. THE BULB WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORY.