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FAA incident report · Beech B200 · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · June 16, 2012

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Date
June 16, 2012 · 11:00 local
Place
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft. Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
M20A
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N16GF
Reported as
Beech B200
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,036 total800 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft N16GF operated by gf air LLC (M20A) on 06/16/2012, departed from charleston, SC (kchs) at 0936 local en-route to treasure cay, Bahamas (myat), VMC meteorological conditions. At 1100 local time, on descend to myat, the gear handle was lowered for approach. The pilot recalled hearing a motor cycling on and off two times, and "landing gear relay" circuit breaker popped. The aircraft was leveled off at 12,000 feet, the circuit breaker was reset and the gear handle was moved out of down and detent and to the down position again. The landing gear dropped out of the wheel wells and the circuit breaker popped again. Hydraulic low level light never came on during the flight. A diversion to fxe (fort Lauderdale executive airport) was requested; a manual gear extension was done during a requested hold at mrlin intersection. The three down and locks green lights came on. The aircraft landed in fxe at 1209 local VMC meteorological without incident, it was then taxied to banyan air services (WD4R) for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N16GF OPERATED BY GF AIR LLC (M20A) ON 06/16/2012, DEPARTED FROM CHARLESTON, SC (KCHS) AT 0936 LOCAL EN-ROUTE TO TREASURE CAY, BAHAMAS (MYAT), VMC METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AT 1100 LOCAL TIME, ON DESCEND TO MYAT, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED FOR APPROACH. THE PILOT RECALLED HEARING A MOTOR CYCLING ON AND OFF TWO TIMES, AND "LANDING GEAR RELAY" CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED OFF AT 12,000 FEET, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED OUT OF DOWN AND DETENT AND TO THE DOWN POSITION AGAIN. THE LANDING GEAR DROPPED OUT OF THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. HYDRAULIC LOW LEVEL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON DURING THE FLIGHT. A DIVERSION TO FXE (FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT) WAS REQUESTED; A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS DONE DURING A REQUESTED HOLD AT MRLIN INTERSECTION. THE THREE DOWN AND LOCKS GREEN LIGHTS CAME ON. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FXE AT 1209 LOCAL VMC METEOROLOGICAL WITHOUT INCIDENT, IT WAS THEN TAXIED TO BANYAN AIR SERVICES (WD4R) FOR REPAIRS.