Jet has landing gear problems

N5638J · Nov 21, 2005

what else can go wrong??? first the airliner thin that turbo prop twin engine plane now a small jet owned by nikey (sp?) . when will people learn. i think if you own a small plane with fold up gear you should jack it up once a month and run gear tests. it may cost alittle more but atless you can find a problem before it happens in the air.

G.T. · Nov 21, 2005

Just cycling the gear on jacks once a month doesn't prove anything. Proper maintenance involves checking all the bearings for wear, inspecting all the links and supports for cracks, corrosion and wear, checking all the actuators for proper pressures and leaky seals (internal leaks; not just dripping externally), checking the hydraulic pumps electric motors etc., and on and on. Not something an owner can do. And ocassionally, something will fail even with proper maintenance.

Proper maintenance is expensive, and small owners usually begrudge the costs, as do the large carriers. As more of the large carriers are downsizing/doing away with their own maintenance departments and having independent companies do it, expect to see more problems.

N5638J · Nov 21, 2005

what i find funny is they just bought the jet this month this was its maden flight. so what has been said so far is one gear is stuck halfway down. they said its trying to land now you can see the right rear gear is stuck

rogvalcox · Nov 21, 2005

Yeah...I just heard that this jet doesn't have the ability to dump fuel so they are trying to burn it up before they try to land!!

I would think the fuel dump thing would be a safety demand from the FAA, on ALL planes/jets!!

Roger

rogvalcox · Nov 21, 2005

Watch out Lev...you might have a gulfstream in your driveway before the day is over!!!

Roger

N5638J · Nov 21, 2005

i am just wondering did anyone happen to hear about the 2 choppers that hit each other after yesterdays finel race?
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/US/11/21/helicopter.crash.ap/story.chopper.ap.jpg

cnn.com
HOMESTEAD, Florida (AP) -- Two helicopters collided Sunday at the Homestead-Miami Speedway after the NASCAR championship, killing one pilot, authorities said.

One helicopter was taking off from the speedway's helipad shortly before 9 p.m. while another was attempting to land, said Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Richard Martin.

"They had either a midair collision or a near-midair collision. One of them did a hard landing right on the helipad. No one on that craft was injured," Martin said.

The other pilot died after being airlifted to a Miami hospital, a spokeswoman for the Miami-Dade Police Department said.

The pilot's identification was being withheld pending family notification.

Todd Shook, 46, of Sarasota said he saw the blades of one helicopter clip the body of the second helicopter, as he was walking to his RV parked outside the speedway.

One helicopter landed lopsided on the speedway's helipad, and the other crashed into an RV parked nearby, he said.

"It just hit real hard, and then I saw the windshield all broken out," Shook said.

It was not immediately clear if the RV was occupied at the time of the crash.
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rogvalcox · Nov 21, 2005

Hmmmmm....I'm afraid I missed that one!! I'll have to see if I can find some info!!

Roger

rogvalcox · Nov 21, 2005

They got it down and had a 100% safe and crash free landing!!

Roger

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