N68MN
Registered owner: GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Flight, LLC. (G1IA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
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, 2018-03-07 – 2026-01-19.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (ZONE 700) · airframe 8,500 hrs · 9,301 cycles
LANDING GEAR NOSE WHEEL DOWN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ON SHORT FINAL IN KENAI. WENT MISSED, CYCLED THE GEAR TWICE, GOT THE LIGHT BACK, WHICH THEN EXTINGUISHED ON SHORT FINAL AGAIN. THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PERFORMED THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST VIA QRH, AND PERFORMED A LOW PASS FOR GEAR INSPECTION. NOTICED THAT THE AURAL WARNING TOO LOW, GEAR SOUNDED. THE NOSE WHEEL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN WE PUMPED THE GEAR HANDLE, BUT THEN WOULD EXTINGUISH ONCE WE STOPPED PUMPING. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON THE SECOND APPROACH INTO ANC. QRH CHECKLIST FOR ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, EMERGENCY DECLARED, LOW APPROACH TO VERIFY GEAR POSITION. ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE HOLDING THE NOSE UP UPON TOUCHDOWN.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — LOOSE (NLG) · airframe 4,019 hrs · 5,235 cycles
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN. IT FELT VERY MUCH LIKE A NORMAL EXTENSION. ON PERFORMING THE LANDING CHECKLIST, NOTICED THAT OF THE GREEN LIGHTS WERE ON. THE LNDG LIGHTS WERE REFLECTING OFF THE CLOUDS BACK INTO THE COCKPIT, BOTH SETS OF MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN AND WHEN PULLING THE POWER BACK, GEAR WRNG HORN WOULD NOT COME ON. ELECTED TO MAKE A NORMAL LANDING. MADE A NORMAL LANDING NOT USING BRAKES OR REVERSE. ALL SITUATIONS NORMAL, TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGER WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS, FOUND THE POWER WIRE FOR THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH BROKEN AND SHORTED TO GROUND. REPLACED AND RIGGED THE SWITCH. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS COMPLETED, SATISFACTORY RESULTS. OPS CHECK FLIGHT COMPLETED, SATISFACTORY RESULTS.