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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 200 · Gulfport, MS · March 6, 2022

Date
March 6, 2022 · 21:25 local
Place
Gulfport, MS
Airport
Gulfport-Biloxi International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8170J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA138
Reported as
Beech 200
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
16,720 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot stated the landing gear selector handle was placed in the extend position, the passengers in the cabin heard a pop from the cabin floor,and the landing gear did not extend. The PIC engaged the manual extension engagement handle and attempted to manually extend the landing gear, but found the handle jammed. He diverted to gpt for ATC and ARFF support.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE EXTEND POSITION, THE PASSENGERS IN THE CABIN HEARD A POP FROM THE CABIN FLOOR,AND THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE PIC ENGAGED THE MANUAL EXTENSION ENGAGEMENT HANDLE AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, BUT FOUND THE HANDLE JAMMED. HE DIVERTED TO GPT FOR ATC AND ARFF SUPPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.