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FAA incident report · Saab-Scania SF340A · Nassau, BH · March 10, 2016

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Date
March 10, 2016 · 18:00 local
Place
Nassau, BH
Airport
Nassau
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
OZCA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N641BC
Reported as
Saab-Scania SF340A
Reported engine
GE CT7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N641BCRegistered now · Saab-Scania SF340AS/N 340A069 · Built 1966Airframe modelSaab-Scania SF340AEngine modelGE CT7-SER seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On 03/10/2016 N641BC had to perform an emergency landing enroute from Nassau Bahamas to miami international airport, miami Florida. With about 45 minutes remaining in the flight aircraft experienced electrical problems. Flight conditions VMC. The left main bus, left essential bus, and the 115 volt inverter and associated BUSSE4S failed with all appropriate lights illuminated on the overhead and cwp. The left hand instruments along with transponders and electric hydraulic pump. Chose to divert to Nassau, mynn, Bahamas. Did not get main gear down and locked lights upon gear extension. Nose gear green indicated down and locked. Performed gear pump down with hand pump. Flyby the tower, who indicated that gear appeared down. Upon attempting landing right wing appeared to settle more than normal, so iitiated power applicationa and go around. Ran

Qrh for geaar fault and perfromed emergency handle activation. Mains then went down and locked. After landing saw that right propeller had struck runway on first landing attempt and was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ON 03/10/2016 N641BC HAD TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING ENROUTE FROM NASSAU BAHAMAS TO MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MIAMI FLORIDA. WITH ABOUT 45 MINUTES REMAINING IN THE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FLIGHT CONDITIONS VMC. THE LEFT MAIN BUS, LEFT ESSENTIAL BUS, AND THE 115 VOLT INVERTER AND ASSOCIATED BUSSE4S FAILED WITH ALL APPROPRIATE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE OVERHEAD AND CWP. THE LEFT HAND INSTRUMENTS ALONG WITH TRANSPONDERS AND ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP. CHOSE TO DIVERT TO NASSAU, MYNN, BAHAMAS. DID NOT GET MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS UPON GEAR EXTENSION. NOSE GEAR GREEN INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. PERFORMED GEAR PUMP DOWN WITH HAND PUMP. FLYBY THE TOWER, WHO INDICATED THAT GEAR APPEARED DOWN. UPON ATTEMPTING LANDING RIGHT WING APPEARED TO SETTLE MORE THAN NORMAL, SO IITIATED POWER APPLICATIONA AND GO AROUND. RAN

QRH FOR GEAAR FAULT AND PERFROMED EMERGENCY HANDLE ACTIVATION. MAINS THEN WENT DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER LANDING SAW THAT RIGHT PROPELLER HAD STRUCK RUNWAY ON FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT AND WAS DAMAGED.