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FAA incident report · Cessna 550 · Atlanta, GA · November 18, 2014

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Date
November 18, 2014 · 10:39 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N438SP
Reported as
Cessna 550
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor

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What happened

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

Received a report of an aircraft occurrence that occured on 11/18/2014, which was reported by regional operations center, of a Cessna 550 aircraft (N438SP) reporting an unsafe gear indication while on inbound to Atlanta airport (atl).

Contacted the local FBO (landmark aviation), located on the Atlanta airport, and was given the name and number of the flight crew. Contact was made with the pilot in charge (PIC) privacy data omitted who is also the chief pilot for privacy data omitted privacy data omitted explained to me over the phone, that he had a main gear unsafe indication on approach to the Atlanta airport. He then went on to state that

He flew around the airport and eventually got the three green lights and landed the aircraft uneventfully. Maintenance was not called and he made the decision to fly back to meridian ms with the gear down.

privacy data omitted Provided me with the number to the maintenance facility where the aircraft was being maintained. I then contacted the director of maintenance (dom) Mr. Leonard dean who stated that the preliminary disposition of the aircraft as having an indication problem behind the gear lights lighting panel. At my request, Mr. Dean also provided me with a section of the flight manual supplement procedures associated with the ?landing gear will not extend?. It is noted in the flight manual that ?once the emergency gear extension system has been used, do not attempt to raise the gear?. The aircraft is now in maintenance awaiting disposition.

Received maintenance log for N438SP. The aircraft was repaired and the log also clearly states that the emergency gear release pull knob and t-handle had to be reset. This reset is due to the emergency gear extension system being employed.

As the FAA filed it

RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN AIRCRAFT OCCURRENCE THAT OCCURED ON 11/18/2014, WHICH WAS REPORTED BY REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER, OF A CESSNA 550 AIRCRAFT (N438SP) REPORTING AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WHILE ON INBOUND TO ATLANTA AIRPORT (ATL).

CONTACTED THE LOCAL FBO (LANDMARK AVIATION), LOCATED ON THE ATLANTA AIRPORT, AND WAS GIVEN THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THE FLIGHT CREW. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE PILOT IN CHARGE (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IS ALSO THE CHIEF PILOT FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED TO ME OVER THE PHONE, THAT HE HAD A MAIN GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION ON APPROACH TO THE ATLANTA AIRPORT. HE THEN WENT ON TO STATE THAT

HE FLEW AROUND THE AIRPORT AND EVENTUALLY GOT THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE WAS NOT CALLED AND HE MADE THE DECISION TO FLY BACK TO MERIDIAN MS WITH THE GEAR DOWN.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED ME WITH THE NUMBER TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MAINTAINED. I THEN CONTACTED THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE (DOM) MR. LEONARD DEAN WHO STATED THAT THE PRELIMINARY DISPOSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT AS HAVING AN INDICATION PROBLEM BEHIND THE GEAR LIGHTS LIGHTING PANEL. AT MY REQUEST, MR. DEAN ALSO PROVIDED ME WITH A SECTION OF THE FLIGHT MANUAL SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ?LANDING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND?. IT IS NOTED IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL THAT ?ONCE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM HAS BEEN USED, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RAISE THE GEAR?. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOW IN MAINTENANCE AWAITING DISPOSITION.

RECEIVED MAINTENANCE LOG FOR N438SP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND THE LOG ALSO CLEARLY STATES THAT THE EMERGENCY GEAR RELEASE PULL KNOB AND T-HANDLE HAD TO BE RESET. THIS RESET IS DUE TO THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM BEING EMPLOYED.