What happened
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On June 6, 2011, at 2132 central daylight time (CDT), N866AS, serial number 7517, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (CRJ-200), registered to atlantic south east airlines inc, and operated by skywest airlines inc, as a part 121 scheduled passenger flight, experienced a failure of the right main landing gear (failure to extend) causing a gear up landing at the General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (mke). Two pilots, a flight attendant and forty-three passengers on board were not injured. Flight 4443 departed the western kentucky/cincinnati international airport (cvg) on a flight to mke. The weather conditions were reported as day visual flight rule (VFR) conditions and an instrument flight plans (IFR) flight plan was filed. All crew and passengers evacuated the airplane via the air stairs and there were injuries reported. The flight crew reported a gear indication problem to air traffic controllers and performed a low pass for air traffic control tower observation. The tower observed the right main landing gear in the retracted position. After performing the airplane quick reference handbook (qrh), the crew landed the airplane with the right main landing gear retracted. The airplane sustained minor damage to the right wing tip, right flap assemblies, and right flap pylon assemblies. The right main landing gear door was up and the right main gear was locked in its wheel well.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 6, 2011, AT 2132 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), N866AS, SERIAL NUMBER 7517, A BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19 (CRJ-200), REGISTERED TO ATLANTIC SOUTH EAST AIRLINES INC, AND OPERATED BY SKYWEST AIRLINES INC, AS A PART 121 SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (FAILURE TO EXTEND) CAUSING A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (MKE). TWO PILOTS, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND FORTY-THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. FLIGHT 4443 DEPARTED THE WESTERN KENTUCKY/CINCINNATI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CVG) ON A FLIGHT TO MKE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AS DAY VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) CONDITIONS AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLANS (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ALL CREW AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE VIA THE AIR STAIRS AND THERE WERE INJURIES REPORTED. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND PERFORMED A LOW PASS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER OBSERVATION. THE TOWER OBSERVED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. AFTER PERFORMING THE AIRPLANE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH), THE CREW LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT FLAP ASSEMBLIES, AND RIGHT FLAP PYLON ASSEMBLIES. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS UP AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS LOCKED IN ITS WHEEL WELL.
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