Incident Overview

Date: Monday 11 April 2022
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft A100 King Air
Owner/operator: Thunder Airlines
Registration Number: C-GYQK
Location: Timmins Airport, ON (YTS) – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft A100 aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to a malfunction during approach. The first officer selected landing gear down, but no movement was detected from the landing gear. The crew manually lowered the gear and observed three green lights indicating proper deployment. Upon return to CYMO, the aircraft experienced a significant issue ? a loud noise, a left wing drop, and the left main gear indicator extinguishing. The captain immediately aborted the landing, applied engine power, and ascended, resulting in a skid and impact on the runway. The aircraft landed on the nose and right landing gear, settling on the left side of the belly pod. All occupants exited safely, with no injuries reported.A Beechcraft A100 aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to a malfunction during approach. The first officer selected landing gear down, but no movement was detected from the landing gear. The crew manually lowered the gear and observed three green lights indicating proper deployment. Upon return to CYMO, the aircraft experienced a significant issue ? a loud noise, a left wing drop, and the left main gear indicator extinguishing. The captain immediately aborted the landing, applied engine power, and ascended, resulting in a skid and impact on the runway. The aircraft landed on the nose and right landing gear, settling on the left side of the belly pod. All occupants exited safely, with no injuries reported.

Description

The Thunder Airlines Beechcraft A100 aircraft departed Moosonee, Ontario (CYMO) destined for Fort Albany, Ontario (CYFA). The flight was conducted under VFR conditions. During the approach the first officer selected the landing gear down, however there was no movement from the landing gear and no gear lights illuminated. The flight crew followed the QRH procedures and manually lowered the landing gear, and observed three green lights, indicating the gear was down and locked. The flight returned to CYMO, and the passengers were briefed on the situation and a landing was performed on runway 24. During touchdown, the flight crew heard an unusual noise from the left main gear location and felt the left wing begin to drop. The left main gear green indicator light also extinguished. The captain immediately aborted the landing, applied engine power, and became airborne, reportedly without any other parts of the aircraft coming into contact with the runway. The flight crew decided to divert to Timmins Victor M. Power Airport (CYTS), ON, a main base for the operator with emergency services, since the aircraft had sufficient fuel and VFR conditions existed throughout the route. The flight crew declared an emergency and proceeded to land on runway 21. The aircraft touched down on the nose and right landing gear and settled on the left side of the belly pod. The aircraft skidded until it stopped at the intersection of runway 10/28. All occupants exited the aircraft and no injuries were reported.

Primary Cause

Landing gear malfunction during approach.Landing gear malfunction during approach.

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