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FAA incident report · Beech 300 · Grand Rapids, MI · November 18, 2020

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Date
November 18, 2020 · 20:32 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Gerald R. Ford International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N111SS
Reported as
Beech 300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,306 total588 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days
N111SSRegistered now · Beech 300S/N FA-4 · Built 1984Airframe modelBeech 300Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-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 November 18, 2020, at approximately 2030 local time, a Beech 300 aircraft, N111SS, registered to super B1 LLC and operated by an ATP rated pilot, landed safely at Gerald r. Ford airport (grr) after declaring an emergency due to landing gear issues. The flight was being operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 with a flight plan in which the intended route was from jack edwards national airport (jka) to gratiot community airport (amn). The aircraft departed jka at approximately 1710 local time with the pilot and 2 passengers on board. Upon entering the airport traffic pattern at amn in VMC conditions the gear handle was lowered with no response. The pilot checked the circuit breaker and noted that it had tripped and notified ATC of the issue, recycled the breaker, and attempted a second time with the breaker tripping again. The pilot notified ATC he would be diverting to grr and upon arriving at grr the emergency gear extension system was deployed, and then a tower flyby to verify extension of gear followed by a successful landing with no injuries.

After the safe landing at grr, the pilot elected to take the aircraft to the repair station on the field and they began the troubleshooting process. It was determined that the hydraulic power pack assembly had failed and it was replaced with an inspected unit and operational checks were good.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 18, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 LOCAL TIME, A BEECH 300 AIRCRAFT, N111SS, REGISTERED TO SUPER B1 LLC AND OPERATED BY AN ATP RATED PILOT, LANDED SAFELY AT GERALD R. FORD AIRPORT (GRR) AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LANDING GEAR ISSUES. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN IN WHICH THE INTENDED ROUTE WAS FROM JACK EDWARDS NATIONAL AIRPORT (JKA) TO GRATIOT COMMUNITY AIRPORT (AMN). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JKA AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 LOCAL TIME WITH THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. UPON ENTERING THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN AT AMN IN VMC CONDITIONS THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED WITH NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND NOTED THAT IT HAD TRIPPED AND NOTIFIED ATC OF THE ISSUE, RECYCLED THE BREAKER, AND ATTEMPTED A SECOND TIME WITH THE BREAKER TRIPPING AGAIN. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC HE WOULD BE DIVERTING TO GRR AND UPON ARRIVING AT GRR THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS DEPLOYED, AND THEN A TOWER FLYBY TO VERIFY EXTENSION OF GEAR FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WITH NO INJURIES.

AFTER THE SAFE LANDING AT GRR, THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE REPAIR STATION ON THE FIELD AND THEY BEGAN THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH AN INSPECTED UNIT AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.