N115TB
Registered owner: JOHNSON FERRY VENTURES LLC, GA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Jet Services, Ltd. (ZLWA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Raymond Grassman | Operator | on 2006-01-31 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Raymond Grassman (per NTSB report)
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
2 reports on file, 2005-01-31 – 2006-02-07.
Part: ACTUATOR — UNKNOWN (NLG)
AFTER REFITMENT, NLG FAILED TO EXTEND TO LAND POSITION. AC HAD BEEN UNDERGOING WORK TO SATISFY AD. AFTER WORK, GREEN NOSE WHEEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUM. FLYBY OF TWR, NLG WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED TO ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES. RECYCLING STILL FAILED TO EXTEND NLG BEYOND 45 DEGREES. PWROFF LANDING WAS EXECUTED, NLG COLLAPSED, AC CAME TO REST ON 2 PROP BLADES, NOSE WHEEL BAY DOORS. LANDING HAD PUSHED NLG BACK TOWARD RETRACTED POSITION BUT WITH PART OF TIRE PROTRUDING THROUGH PARTIALLY OPEN NOSE BAY DOORS. PIN ATTACHING NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR TO NOSE LEG WAS REMOVED. GEAR FELL UNHINDERED AND UNAIDED TO DOWNLOCKED POSITION. INSP OF NLG, WHEN NG ACTUATOR IS AVAILABLE, (SHAFT BENT 45 DEGREES IN ACCIDENT) . (K)
Part: LANDING GEAR — COLLAPSED (NOSE)
FIRST FLT AFTER ENG REFITMENT NLG FAILED TO EXTEND TO LANDING POS. ON FIRST FLT, GREEN NOSE WHEEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. NLG WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED TO ANGLE OF SOME 45 DEGREES. EMERGENCY EXTENSION PRECEDURES CARRIED OUT BY PILOT STILL FAILED TO EXTEND NLG BEYOND 45 DEGREES. PWROFF LANDING WAS EXECUTED WHERE UPON NLG COLLAPSED AND AC CAME TO REST ON 2 OF 3 PROP BLADES NOSE WHEEL BAY DOORS. AC NOSE WAS LIFTED. LANDING HAD PUSHED NLG BACK TOWARD RETRACTED POSITION BUT WITH PART OF TIRE PROTRUDING THROUGH PARTIALLY OPEN NOSE BAY DOORS. PIN ATTACHING NOSE GEAR ACT TO NOSE LEG WAS REMOVED. ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION IS BEING CARRIED OUT WHICH AT THIS TIME HAS FAILED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE. (K)