What happened
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Statement from privacy data omitted on king air N945WS on March 12th 2019.
On the morning of March 12, I checked weather & filed a IFR flight plan from rostraver (fwq) to capital city (cxy) for a flight departing around 8:00 am. privacy data omitted Was flying as co-pilot. The flight went well with the landing gear retracting on take-off and lowering on landing as normal.
On the return flight from cxy the landing gear retracted normally with no indication of problem. On approach at fwq I lowered the landing gear handle and heard a crunching noise and noted no green gear lights. Three unlit indicators. I asked privacy data omitted to circle until I could review the emergency gear extension procedures in the aircraft flight manual. After reviewing the procedure, I tried to pump down the landing gear. The gear appeared to be jammed. I tried to engage the emergency pump handle three times with no success. I asked privacy data omitted to try while I flew the airplane. He tried a number of times with no success. After discussing the emergency equipment at rostraver we decided to go to Latrobe {lbe) where there is a tower & emergency equipment.
I flew by the tower & asked if the landing gear was down. Latrobe tower said that the three landing gear appeared to be down, but could I fly by again for them to check it again. I flew buy the tower again and they said it appeared to be down. They said I was cleared to land. I briefed the passengers to fasten their seat belts & be prepared for possible hard landing.
I made an approach to runway 24 with full flaps. privacy data omitted Asked if I wanted the engines shut down on touch-down. I told him if the gear starts to give way to shut both condition levers off. The touch-down was normal, but the left main gear failed followed by the right main gear. privacy data omitted Shut down both engines as the gear failed. The aircraft slid to a smooth stop on the center-line of the runway. The passengers and crew exited the aircraft with no injury.
Before the flight, 7:00 am, March 12, 2019, privacy data omitted (IA that does maintenance on N945WS), told me that all required maintenance was completed & he had preflighted the aircraft. He also gave me a status sheet with the next required maintenance.
As the FAA filed it
STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON KING AIR N945WS ON MARCH 12TH 2019.
ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 12, I CHECKED WEATHER & FILED A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM ROSTRAVER (FWQ) TO CAPITAL CITY (CXY) FOR A FLIGHT DEPARTING AROUND 8:00 AM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING AS CO-PILOT. THE FLIGHT WENT WELL WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTING ON TAKE-OFF AND LOWERING ON LANDING AS NORMAL.
ON THE RETURN FLIGHT FROM CXY THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY WITH NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM. ON APPROACH AT FWQ I LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE AND NOTED NO GREEN GEAR LIGHTS. THREE UNLIT INDICATORS. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO CIRCLE UNTIL I COULD REVIEW THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. AFTER REVIEWING THE PROCEDURE, I TRIED TO PUMP DOWN THE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE JAMMED. I TRIED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY PUMP HANDLE THREE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO TRY WHILE I FLEW THE AIRPLANE. HE TRIED A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. AFTER DISCUSSING THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AT ROSTRAVER WE DECIDED TO GO TO LATROBE {LBE) WHERE THERE IS A TOWER & EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT.
I FLEW BY THE TOWER & ASKED IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. LATROBE TOWER SAID THAT THE THREE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, BUT COULD I FLY BY AGAIN FOR THEM TO CHECK IT AGAIN. I FLEW BUY THE TOWER AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THEY SAID I WAS CLEARED TO LAND. I BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS & BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE HARD LANDING.
I MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 WITH FULL FLAPS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASKED IF I WANTED THE ENGINES SHUT DOWN ON TOUCH-DOWN. I TOLD HIM IF THE GEAR STARTS TO GIVE WAY TO SHUT BOTH CONDITION LEVERS OFF. THE TOUCH-DOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES AS THE GEAR FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A SMOOTH STOP ON THE CENTER-LINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURY.
BEFORE THE FLIGHT, 7:00 AM, MARCH 12, 2019, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (IA THAT DOES MAINTENANCE ON N945WS), TOLD ME THAT ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED & HE HAD PREFLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO GAVE ME A STATUS SHEET WITH THE NEXT REQUIRED MAINTENANCE.
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