# Incident 20170202002359I: Epic Lt #45-N399my LLC EPIC LT, Miami, FL, February 2, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6476° N, 80.4332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI EXEC (TMB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6476&lon=-80.4332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N385MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Epic LT #45-N399my EPIC LT (registry code 05633LP, https://openairdocs.org/model/epic-lt-45-n399my-epic-lt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A (registry code 52207, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EPIC LT #45-N399MY LLC EPIC LT
- Reported engine: PRATT&WHITNEY CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170202002359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE WELLINGTON CLUB AIRPORT (FD38) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2017 AND CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT TO MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KTMB).

WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO KTMB AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS EST FOR LANDING, THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT  TOGGLED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION TO ENABLE LANDING GEAR DEPLOYMENT. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE (3 )LANDING GEAR DOWN POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE.

THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE LANDING GEAR STILL FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PILOT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BLOWN-DOWN SYSTEM VIA MANUAL CONTROLS FROM THE COCKPIT. THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPLOYED BUT NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT DROP INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

THE AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE AND PROPELLER SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING SUSTAINED MINOR  DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N385MM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20181110021659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181110021659I), Nov 10, 2018: Epic Lt #45-N399my LLC EPIC LT (N385MM), Wellington, FL, Minor damage. Pilot conducting VFR pattern work at Wellington aero club (FD38). The pilot had a gear up runway strike and then proceeded to pbi and declared an emergency in…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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