Bombardier CL-600S N999TF

Summary

On 1 April 1996 at about 15:04 local time, a Bombardier CL-600S registered N999TF, operated by Pal-Waukee Aviation, was involved in an accident near Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 April 1996 at 15:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Raleigh-Durham (RDU)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bombardier CL-600S

Registration

N999TF

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Pal-Waukee Aviation

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milwaukee → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA073

Nobody was injured.

the flight crew's inadequate emergency procedure in that they did not manually extend the landing gear, as specified in the airplane flight manual. A factor relating to the accident was: the intermittent operation of the extend solenoid in the nose gear selector valve.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instrument landing system (ILS) approach the airline transport pilot noticed a discrepancy in the landing gear indicators. He raised the landing gear and lowered it again. The main landing gear indicator lights were illuminated, indicating that the main gear was extended and locked, but the nose gear light was extinguished. The light in the gear handle was off, indicating that the system was functioning properly. The pilot did not use the emergency landing gear extension system. The aircraft was landed, and the nose gear collapsed. Subsequent examination revealed an intermittently operating extend solenoid in the nose gear selector valve.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.