RENNIA AVIATION LLC

The flight crew’s decision to descend below the decision altitude of an instrument approach without having the appropriate runway visual reference(s) distinctively identified and with the visibility below the minimum that was prescribed for the approach, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

Part: SKIN — DENTED (ZONE 500) · airframe 12,365 hrs · 8,516 cycles

DENT ON LEFT LEADING EDGE FOUND ON POST FLIGHT BY PILOTS. PILOTS BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY FOD ON THE RUNWAY OR TAXIWAY AT KGNV BUT DID NOT WITNESS THE EVENT AND ONLY NOTICED THE DAMAGE DURING POST FLIGHT. DAMAGE HAS ORANGE AND WHITE PAINT TRANSFER INDICATING POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND KGNV HAS CURRENT CONSTRUCTION BE PERFORMED AROUND THE TAXIWAYS. A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRPORT WITH AIRPORT PERSONNEL COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OR POSSIBLE FOD THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS DAMAGED. A INSURANCE CLAIM WILL BE FILED AND THE LEFT LEADING EDGE SLAT WILL BE REPLACED.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED · corrosion level 3 · airframe 16,081 hrs · 9,159 cycles

LEVEL 3 CORROSION FOUND BEHIND RIGHT PYLON LOWER DRAG ANGLE.

Part: LANDING GEAR — INOPERATIVE · airframe 7,303 hrs · 4,850 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF OUT OF KOPF THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT DURING TAKEOFF, PROCEEDED WITH CHECKLIST AND CAME BACK TO KOPF.

Part: OIL CAP — LOOSE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 7,184 hrs · 4,775 cycles

LOW OIL PRESSURE ON LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMB OUT FROM KPIE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND REROUTED BACK TO KPIE. WE HAD MAINTENANCE WAITING FOR THEIR ARRIVAL. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL CAP WAS LOOSE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE CAP AND TANK AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. OIL WAS SERVICED AND ENGINES RUNS PERFORMED WITH NO ISSUES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: FLAP SYSTEM — FAILED · airframe 12,128 hrs · 10,231 cycles

UPON APPROACH TO LAND, FLAPS FAILED TO MOVE FROM ZERO. CREW PERFORMED ZERO FLAP LANDING PROCEDURE AND DECLARED EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTION.

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 12,030 hrs · 10,161 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW REPORTED GETTING A RIGHT THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND BEGAN DECENT TO THE CLOSES AIRPORT THEY COULD LAND. THE CREW REPORTED THE UNLOCK ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED DURING DECENT UPON LANDING MX TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY HOWEVER THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE PINNED AND MEL'D PER THE PROCEDURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN REPOSITIONED TO KGNV (HOMEBASE) FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND TROUBLESHOOTING.