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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Denison, TX · December 2, 2015

Date: December 2, 2015 · 00:01 local
Place: Denison, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: W78S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N277SW
Reported as: Beech C90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N277SWRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2021 · Beech C90S/N LJ-968 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech C90 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On December 2, 2015, at approximately 0001 central daylight time, a king air (C90), N277SW, departed north Texas regional airport (gyi) for a training flight. Two pilots were on board, commercial CFI rated pilot in the right seat and student in the left. The pilots were setting up for landing and notice that the left main landing gear green light was not illuminated. The pilots made several attempts to cycle the gear handle, but could not make the left main light come on. The crew elected to make a gear up landing. The aircraft sustained minor damage and both pilots were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 2, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0001 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A KING AIR (C90), N277SW, DEPARTED NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (GYI) FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. TWO PILOTS WERE ON BOARD, COMMERCIAL CFI RATED PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND STUDENT IN THE LEFT. THE PILOTS WERE SETTING UP FOR LANDING AND NOTICE THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOTS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE THE GEAR HANDLE, BUT COULD NOT MAKE THE LEFT MAIN LIGHT COME ON. THE CREW ELECTED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND BOTH PILOTS WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.