ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286845
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| Date: | Friday 3 July 2009 |
| Time: | 04:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 441 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Evac Services Inc |
| Registration: | N988AE |
| MSN: | 441-0175 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15299 hours |
| Engine model: | Airesearch TPE331 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albuquerque, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque-Double Eagle II Airport, NM (KAEG) |
| Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on final approach to the intended destination airport, the landing gear was selected and the landing gear circuit breaker popped. After initial troubleshooting of the system, the pilot initiated the "Landing Gear Will Not Extend Normally" checklist. The pilot activated the nitrogen blowdown bottle, but the landing gear did not extend. The pilot elected to land gear up utilizing a longer runway at an alternate airport. During the flare, the pilot shut off both engines, and the airplane settled on to the runway. An examination of the landing gear system found that a fitting had separated on the blowdown bottle system resulting in a failure of the emergency extension system. In addition, the airplane's operator discovered a faulty landing gear selector switch.
Probable Cause: A malfunction of the landing gear selector switch and a loose fitting on the emergency extension system which rendered the landing gear system inoperable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09LA415
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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