20131210023669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Short Bros SD3-60 · Minneapolis, MN · December 10, 2013

Date
December 10, 2013 · 22:10 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EXDA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N974AA
Reported as
Short Bros SD3-60
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,630 total1,300 in this make and model110 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.

Pilot reported unsafe gear indication on initial approach to runway 30L at msp. The pilot contacted msp tower, informed them of the gear issue and declared an emergency, requesting delay vectors so they could complete the appropriate checklists. PIC and fo both completed the non-normal checklist for the landing gear and were unable to get a green indication for the r/h main gear. A low fly by was accomplished in coordination with the msp tower to obtain an visual of the gear position by tower personnel. The visual indication by the tower was that all of the gear appeared to be in the down position. The aircraft landed on 30L and the r/h gear collapsed slowly on rollout. Pilots were able to keep aircraft under control coming to a complete stop on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON INITIAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30L AT MSP. THE PILOT CONTACTED MSP TOWER, INFORMED THEM OF THE GEAR ISSUE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, REQUESTING DELAY VECTORS SO THEY COULD COMPLETE THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS. PIC AND FO BOTH COMPLETED THE NON-NORMAL CHECKLIST FOR THE LANDING GEAR AND WERE UNABLE TO GET A GREEN INDICATION FOR THE R/H MAIN GEAR. A LOW FLY BY WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN COORDINATION WITH THE MSP TOWER TO OBTAIN AN VISUAL OF THE GEAR POSITION BY TOWER PERSONNEL. THE VISUAL INDICATION BY THE TOWER WAS THAT ALL OF THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON 30L AND THE R/H GEAR COLLAPSED SLOWLY ON ROLLOUT. PILOTS WERE ABLE TO KEEP AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY.