At 2041 mountain time, a Swearingen SA226TC was damaged in a gear-up landing on runway 35L at Denver International Airport. The two pilots were not injured. The crew lowered the landing gear selector in preparation for landing and heard the familiar sound of the gear extended, but the red transition lights remained illuminated, which they said had been a recurring problem with this airplane. They cycled the landing gear but it did not solve the problem as it had in the past. They said they were confident the landing gear was extended because the hydraulic pressure gauge indicated 2,000 pounds.
April 15, Denver, Colo. / Swearingen SA226TC
At 2041 mountain time, a Swearingen SA226TC was damaged in a gear-up landing on runway 35L at Denver International Airport. The two pilots were not injured. The crew lowered the landing gear selector in preparation for landing and heard the familiar sound of the gear extended, but the red transition lights remained illuminated, which they said had been a recurring problem with this airplane. They cycled the landing gear but it did not solve the problem as it had in the past. They said they were confident the landing gear was extended because the hydraulic pressure gauge indicated 2,000 pounds....
Key Takeaways:
- A Swearingen SA226TC sustained damage in a gear-up landing on runway 35L at Denver International Airport; the two pilots were not injured.
- The crew heard the landing gear extend and observed normal hydraulic pressure, leading them to believe the gear was down, despite recurring issues with red transition lights remaining illuminated.
- Cycling the landing gear, a method that had previously resolved the light issue, did not work on this occasion.
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