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FAA incident report · Hawker Beechcraft 4000 · Phladelphia, PA · June 4, 2015

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Date
June 4, 2015 · 19:30 local
Place
Phladelphia, PA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N446CC
Reported as
Hawker Beechcraft 4000
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total230 in this make and model

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What happened

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

06/04/2015, Philadelphia international airport informed FSDO-17, that sunset aviation flight 446, a Hawker Beechcraft corporation 4000, serial number RC-64, N446CC departed from kcnm, in-bound for kblm, diverted to kphl and landed on runway 9R, with the nose landing gear retracted. ARFF responded, three passengers and two crew members evacuated the aircraft, no injuries were reported. When the aircraft was lifted off the runway, the nose landing gear slowly extended and locked into the down position.

06/05/2015 Inspectors from the philadelphia flight standards district office arrived at the aircraft and found that damage was sustained to both nose landing gear doors, # 1 VHF communications antenna and the nose landing gear spade door. Inspectors interviewed with captain and first officer .

The flight crew statements reflected that upon entering a right downwind to runway 14 on a visual approach they began to configure the airplane for landing and selected the gear handle to the ?down? Position. After a brief period of time the flight crew observed via the eicas display, that the landing gear was not down. A cyan ?gear system fault? Message appeared on the cas (crew advisory system). The first officer placed the gear handle to the ?up? Position and the eicas landing gear display and the fault in the cas were cleared indicating that everything was normal. Subsequently, the first officer selected the gear handle to the ?down? Position and observed the same result. A go-around was executed and the aircraft exited the traffic pattern. The flight crew reviewed the checklist and it read ?crew advisory?. They then cycled the gear handle several times while scanning the cockpit and circuit breakers looking for anything out of the ordinary, nothing was found. The flight crew then referred to the ?gear system fail? Checklist which then directed them to the ?emergency landing gear extension? After completion of the checklist. The landing gear position display on the eicas was showing the main gear was confirmed down and locked while the nose gear remained retracted. The captain briefed the passengers of the emergency situation. ATC vectored the aircraft to fly past the tower to confirm that the nose landing gear was still retracted. At approximately 19:30 EST, they landed on runway 9R and placed the nose down as slowly as possible, brought the aircraft to a stop and initiated an emergency evacuation via the main door. All occupants exited the aircraft under there own power.

As the FAA filed it

06/04/2015, PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INFORMED FSDO-17, THAT SUNSET AVIATION FLIGHT 446, A HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORPORATION 4000, SERIAL NUMBER RC-64, N446CC DEPARTED FROM KCNM, IN-BOUND FOR KBLM, DIVERTED TO KPHL AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 9R, WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. ARFF RESPONDED, THREE PASSENGERS AND TWO CREW MEMBERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SLOWLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED INTO THE DOWN POSITION.

06/05/2015 INSPECTORS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, # 1 VHF COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SPADE DOOR. INSPECTORS INTERVIEWED WITH CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER .

THE FLIGHT CREW STATEMENTS REFLECTED THAT UPON ENTERING A RIGHT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 14 ON A VISUAL APPROACH THEY BEGAN TO CONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING AND SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE ?DOWN? POSITION. AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED VIA THE EICAS DISPLAY, THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. A CYAN ?GEAR SYSTEM FAULT? MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE CAS (CREW ADVISORY SYSTEM). THE FIRST OFFICER PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE ?UP? POSITION AND THE EICAS LANDING GEAR DISPLAY AND THE FAULT IN THE CAS WERE CLEARED INDICATING THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FIRST OFFICER SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE ?DOWN? POSITION AND OBSERVED THE SAME RESULT. A GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE FLIGHT CREW REVIEWED THE CHECKLIST AND IT READ ?CREW ADVISORY?. THEY THEN CYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE SCANNING THE COCKPIT AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS LOOKING FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN REFERRED TO THE ?GEAR SYSTEM FAIL? CHECKLIST WHICH THEN DIRECTED THEM TO THE ?EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION? AFTER COMPLETION OF THE CHECKLIST. THE LANDING GEAR POSITION DISPLAY ON THE EICAS WAS SHOWING THE MAIN GEAR WAS CONFIRMED DOWN AND LOCKED WHILE THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED RETRACTED. THE CAPTAIN BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION. ATC VECTORED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLY PAST THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. AT APPROXIMATELY 19:30 EST, THEY LANDED ON RUNWAY 9R AND PLACED THE NOSE DOWN AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE, BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION VIA THE MAIN DOOR. ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THERE OWN POWER.