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FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Fargo, ND · January 28, 2018

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Date
January 28, 2018 · 18:30 local
Place
Fargo, ND
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N904DJ
Reported as
Beech C90
Reported engine
U/A Canada PT6A-27-28
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N904DJRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2022 · Beech C90S/N LJ-561 · Built 1972Airframe modelBeech C90Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-27-28Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

On Sunday 1/28/18 the aircraft departed jamestown north dakota (jms) enroute to Fargo, ND when the pilot noted the in-transit light was on. The pilot stated he could feel the gear was at least partially down and tried cycling the gear again with no movement noted. The pilot noticed the cb on the co pilots panel was not popped and tried pumping the gear down with the emergency extension handle which would not move. The tower was notified and the landing was attempted for runway 27 in Fargo. Upon touch down all three gear held at first with the left main collapsing shortly after touch down followed by the right and then the nose gear. The aircraft was removed from the runway and inspected by the Fargo jet center along with the FAA. During inspection it was noted that the 50A circuit breaker on the back of the pedestal was popped and after the aircraft was placed on jack stands the motor was run and the emergency handle was free. The main gear jackshafts were disconnected near the fuselage and appeared to work normally with main gear actuators. The nose gear was extensively damaged and no further issues were noted.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY 1/28/18 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA (JMS) ENROUTE TO FARGO, ND WHEN THE PILOT NOTED THE IN-TRANSIT LIGHT WAS ON. THE PILOT STATED HE COULD FEEL THE GEAR WAS AT LEAST PARTIALLY DOWN AND TRIED CYCLING THE GEAR AGAIN WITH NO MOVEMENT NOTED. THE PILOT NOTICED THE CB ON THE CO PILOTS PANEL WAS NOT POPPED AND TRIED PUMPING THE GEAR DOWN WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE WHICH WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED FOR RUNWAY 27 IN FARGO. UPON TOUCH DOWN ALL THREE GEAR HELD AT FIRST WITH THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSING SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND INSPECTED BY THE FARGO JET CENTER ALONG WITH THE FAA. DURING INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE 50A CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE BACK OF THE PEDESTAL WAS POPPED AND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACK STANDS THE MOTOR WAS RUN AND THE EMERGENCY HANDLE WAS FREE. THE MAIN GEAR JACKSHAFTS WERE DISCONNECTED NEAR THE FUSELAGE AND APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY WITH MAIN GEAR ACTUATORS. THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.