N223CA
Registered owner: BEMIDJI AVIATION SERVICES INC, MN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEMIDJI AVIATION SERVICES, INC. (BEMA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DURING A INSPECTION FOR FERRY FLIGHT FOR ANOTHER REASON, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE HOOK - DOWN LOCK BROKEN, THAT THE GUIDE - MALE SPRING ATTACHES TO, ALSO THE GUIDE - MALE SPRING WAS BENT INSIDE THE GUIDE - FEMALE SPRING. THIS IS PART OF THE DRAG BRACE ASSEMBLY THAT HAS A TIME LIMIT OF 7500 CYCLES OR 5YRS FOR OVERHAUL. TIME ON COMPONENT WAS 2048 CYCLES AND 4 YEARS 10 MONTHS AT TIME OF DISCOVERY.
ROUTINE FLIGHT, PREPARING AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DIDN'T GET RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT. ATTEMPTED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WITH NO CHANGE IN GEAR INDICATION. REQUESTED FLY BY FOR VISUAL CHECK OF GEAR EXTENSION. GROUND REPORT ALL GEAR TO DOWN. CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT FOR MINIMUM SPEED LANDING. LANDED ON LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR, SLOWED DOWN AND ALLOWED RIGHT MAIN TO CONTACT GROUND. RIGHT MAIN DID NOT HOLD AIRCRAFT WEIGHT, RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN PRIOR TO PROPELLER CONTACTING GROUND. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT DUE TO HIGH FLOATATION LANDING GEAR.