N193WA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERIFLIGHT, LLC (JIKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Wiggins Airways, Inc. (AXSA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. INSPECTED RH ENGINE CONTROLS, FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. FOUND P3 LOOSE ON FCU. TIGHTENED AND SAFETIED, RAN ENGINE TWICE WITH HO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE . WORK IAW P&W-28 MM CH 73-10-07 WORK DONE BY ROB PECK AND DAVE NORMANDEAU IN MPV
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN. TRYING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM THE GEAR STILL WOULD NOT COME DOWN. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION FOUND THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR LEAKING.
WHILE ON APPROACH TO BTV PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NOTICED NO INTRANSIT LIGHT AND FELT NO MOTION OF GEAR. PILOT COULD NOT MOVE HANDLE TO UP POSITION WITHOUT USING THE "DOWNLOCK RELEASE". PILOT TRIED TO EXTEND GEAR AGAIN WITH SAME RESULTS. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. PILOT THEN RESET BREAKER AND TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT MOVE WITH NO INTRANSIT LIGHT. PILOT THEN PUMPED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN PER THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND GOT THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD DIODE AND BROKEN WIRE AT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE POWER PACK. DIODE WAS REPLACED AND WIRE AT CONNECTOR WAS REPAIRED. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT TRIED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR. LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT GEAR. PILOT SELECTED DOWN AND HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND RETURNED TO MHT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM TO A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND RIGGED IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING FINAL APPROACH, BEFORE REACHING ANEYE INTERSECTION TO RWY 11 PILOT LOWERED FLAPS AND AS THE ACFT REACHED 140KTS LOWERED THE GEAR. WHEN THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED THE PILOT NOTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND, A FEW SECONDS LATER, NOTICED A LITTLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHICH DISAPPEARED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT. MX INSPECTED THE WIRING AND ELECTICAL COMPONENTS ON THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS SYS AND NOTED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE ACFT WAS JACKED AND THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE CYCLED WITH ELECTRICAL LOADS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.
PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT EXECUTED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND RECEIVED 3 GREEN LIGHT AND THEN EXECUTED A FLY-BY WHERE TOWER OBSERVED GEAR TO BE EXTENDED. PILOT LANDED AND AS THE NOSE WAS LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AREA AND PROPELLERS. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE FAILURE OF THE LT MLG ACTUATOR CAUSING A HYDRAULIC LEAK AND LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH INDICATIONS WERE THE GEAR WAS LOCKED AFTER MANUAL EXTENSION THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY LOCKED AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. (K)