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A C560's right main landing gear indicated unsafe and the crew could not get a safe indication. An emergency was declared; the flight diverted to a nearby airport with long runways where a safe landing was accomplished and the aircraft towed to a FBO.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 912670 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On approach we had an unsafe right gear indication on gear extension. First officer was flying and captain was doing pilot not flying duties. First officer initiated a go-around and captain read and accomplished emergency checklist; page BB1; gear down no right gear light. Right gear light remained out. Declared an emergency with ATC and informed passengers about the gear problem and then conferenced dispatch and flight duty officer. Crew tried rotary switch and no gear light. Crew slowed to 135 KTS and extended full flaps and no gear horn warning. Crew advised ATC; company and passengers that we would circle to burn fuel off and then proceed to nearby airport for emergency landing. The diversion airport was chosen for the longer and wider runways. Crew reviewed emergency landing and egress procedures with the passengers. First officer landed aircraft on and rolled to a stop on the runway. Engines were shutdown and awaited to be tugged to a FBO with no further incident. Crew coordinated passengers transportation with dispatch and car met deplaned passengers with no further delay.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C560's right main landing gear indicated unsafe and the crew could not get a safe indication. An emergency was declared; the flight diverted to a nearby airport with long runways where a safe landing was accomplished and the aircraft towed to a FBO.
Narrative: On approach we had an unsafe right gear indication on gear extension. First Officer was flying and Captain was doing pilot not flying duties. First Officer initiated a go-around and Captain read and accomplished Emergency Checklist; page BB1; Gear down no right gear light. Right gear light remained out. Declared an emergency with ATC and informed passengers about the gear problem and then conferenced Dispatch and Flight Duty Officer. Crew tried rotary switch and no gear light. Crew slowed to 135 KTS and extended full flaps and no gear horn warning. Crew advised ATC; Company and passengers that we would circle to burn fuel off and then proceed to nearby airport for emergency landing. The diversion airport was chosen for the longer and wider runways. Crew reviewed emergency landing and egress procedures with the passengers. First Officer landed aircraft on and rolled to a stop on the runway. Engines were shutdown and awaited to be tugged to a FBO with no further incident. Crew coordinated passengers transportation with Dispatch and car met deplaned passengers with no further delay.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.