Service difficulty report · None · Beech 99

Difficulty date
August 20, 2022
Submitted
August 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N399T
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U32
Aircraft time
18,872 hours, 21,937 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT WIS804 FROM KMKE (MILWAUKEE) TO KGRB (GREEN BAY). ON APPROACH PILOT EXTENDED LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AND DID NOT GET A NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT INDICATION. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING MANUAL EXTENSION PER THE AFM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT STILL DID NOT GET THE GREEN LIGHT INDICATION AND WHEN REDUCING THE POWER GOT THE GEAR WARNING HORN. WIS804 WAS DIVERTED TO KOSH (OSHKOSH) PER COMPANY’S INSTRUCTION. WIS804 FLEW BY TOWER AND COMPANY PERSONAL ON THE GROUND AND WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL 3 GEAR WERE DOWN BUT STILL DID NOT HAVE THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT. DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 9 AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE DISPATCHED BY THE TOWER AS PRECAUTION. WIS804 EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.

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