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FAA incident report · Aero Commander 500 S · Rome, GA · March 2, 2022

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Date
March 2, 2022 · 17:15 local
Place
Rome, GA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N202JH
Reported as
Aero Commander 500 S
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,350 total
N202JHRegistered now · Aero Commander 500 SS/N 3145 · Built 1973Airframe modelAero Commander 500 SEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

PIC stated that during approach, crew lowered the landing gear but the right main green indicator light did not illuminate, but the red gear "unsafe" light illuminated. Visual inspection of the right main gear confirmed that it was not in the down and locked position. Throttles were retarded to confirm via the gear warning horn that the right main was not in the down and locked position. PIC also stated crew consulted the checklist and manual and performed all actions set forth in the checklist and manual, including cycling the gear several times, varying speeds, and mild "fishtailing" of the aircraft. PIC made contact with individuals on the ground, including a pilot who was rated in the same type aircraft, and requested he call privacy data omitted, a premier twin commander maintenance facility. That individual contacted privacy data omitted of privacy data omitted, the owner of the company, and an a & p mechanic, and he confirmed that the procedures they had already accomplished were all that were recommended. Crew then decided due to their options and the manual's recommendation, to land with the gear in the retracted position. PIC landed the aircraft on it's belly with no further incident and only minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STATED THAT DURING APPROACH, CREW LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE RIGHT MAIN GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, BUT THE RED GEAR "UNSAFE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO CONFIRM VIA THE GEAR WARNING HORN THAT THE RIGHT MAIN WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. PIC ALSO STATED CREW CONSULTED THE CHECKLIST AND MANUAL AND PERFORMED ALL ACTIONS SET FORTH IN THE CHECKLIST AND MANUAL, INCLUDING CYCLING THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, VARYING SPEEDS, AND MILD "FISHTAILING" OF THE AIRCRAFT. PIC MADE CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND, INCLUDING A PILOT WHO WAS RATED IN THE SAME TYPE AIRCRAFT, AND REQUESTED HE CALL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PREMIER TWIN COMMANDER MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THAT INDIVIDUAL CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY, AND AN A & P MECHANIC, AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THE PROCEDURES THEY HAD ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED WERE ALL THAT WERE RECOMMENDED. CREW THEN DECIDED DUE TO THEIR OPTIONS AND THE MANUAL'S RECOMMENDATION, TO LAND WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON IT'S BELLY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.