N916DK
Registered owner: SAPPHIRE AIR LLC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACH ONE AIR CHARTERS, INC. (DRFA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DEPARTED KTYS AT 0745 LOCAL. RUNWAY 23L, WEATHER MOSTLY CLEAR WITH FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS. TEMP WAS 18C. WINDS 300 DEGREES AT 3KTS. TAKEOFF WEIGHT 16971LBS. FUEL AT TAKEOFF 4140 POUNDS OR 618 GALLONS. TAKEOFF WAS UNEVENTFUL. SKY CLEAR DURING CLIMB OUT. PASSING FL250 CAPTAIN HEARD LOUD THUMP, SUSPECTED BIRD STRIKE AT FIRST THEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINDSHIELD FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE THEN SHATTERED. CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST TURNING OFF WINDSHIELD HEAT SWITCHES. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND A RETURN BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRFIELD (KTYS). LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.
DEPARTED IN ROUTE. AFTER POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB AND ABOUT 300 FEET AGL GEAR HANDLE UP. BOTH MLG RETRACTED, NOSE GEAR DID NOT. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, NO RED UNLOCKED LIGHT AND WIND NOISE FROM THE OPEN NOSE GEAR DOORS WAS PRESENT. FO COMPLETED AFTER TAKEOFF CHECKLIST AND AT 1000 FEET MSL AND PROMPTLY LOCATED APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST FOR THE NOSE GEAR PROBLEM. THE CREW THOROUGHLY COMPLETED THAT CHECKLIST. THE CAPTAIN CONTACTED ATC AND ASKED FOR A HEADING AND ALTITUDE TO WORK THE PROBLEM. THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT GOING TO RETRACT SO ASKED FOR HEADINGS TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. PERFORMED THE DESCENT, APPROACH AND BEFORE LANDING CHECKLISTS AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 27R WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE HAD 3 DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHTS AND NO RED UNLOCKED LIGHT. ALSO, NO GEAR WARNING HORN ON FINAL WITH FLAPS AT 35 DEGREES. NO EMERGENCY WAS REPORTED TO ATC DURING THE INCIDENT AND NO EMERGENCY WAS REQUESTED DURING THE APPROACH OR LANDING.