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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: ERA09IA338 Most Critical Injury: None

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 06/11/2009 Investigated By: NTSB

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Incident

Location/Time
Nearest City/Place State Zip Code Local Time Time Zone

Atlanta GA 30337 1840 EDT

Aircraft Information
Registration Number Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Number

N857AS BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B1

Type of Aircraft: Airplane Amateur Built Aircraft? No

Fatal Serious Minor None 22
Injury Summary:

Revenue Sightseeing Flight: No Air Medical Transport Flight: No

Narrative
Brief narrative statement of facts, conditions and circumstances pertinent to the accident/incident:

On June 11, 2009, about 1840 eastern daylight time, a Bombardier CL600-2B19, N857AS, operating as
Delta Connection flight 5414, landed with the left main landing gear partially extended at the
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia. The airplane was operated by
Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA). The airline transport rated pilot, commercial rated co-pilot,
one flight attendant, and 19 passengers were not injured. The airplane received minor damage.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an instrument flight rules flight plan
was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 flight. The flight originated at
Columbus, Georgia at 1725.

While configuring the airplane for landing, the flight crew observed a landing gear disagree
message, and the left main gear indicated that it was not down and locked. The Quick Reference
Handbook (QRH) procedures were accomplished, which included cycling the landing gear handle and the
use of the alternate gear extension (manual release) system. The left main gear continued to
indicate that it was not down and locked. A flight crew on a parallel approach confirmed that the
left main gear was not extended. The captain declared an emergency and the airplane landed on
runway 27R. The captain used right aileron to keep the left wing up as long as possible. The left
wing eventually dropped to the runway and the airplane came to a stop at the runway’s left edge.
The captain commanded an evacuation and all passengers departed the airplane using the left and
right forward doors.

Runway ground scars and airport surveillance video show that the airplane touched down
approximately 3,600 feet down the 11,890-foot long runway, adjacent to taxiway Juliet. The airplane
traveled approximately 3,000 feet and came to rest with the nose gear and left wing tip in the
grass on the left edge of the runway, adjacent to taxiway Sierra.

Examination of the airplane prior to recovery revealed that the left main landing gear was
partially extended from the wheel well, with the outboard tire visible and the inboard tire inside
the well. Scraping damage was noted on the left wing flaps, flap fairings, flap actuation arms, and
the left wing tip. A recovery team from Delta Air Lines assisted in removing the airplane from the
runway. As the airplane was lifted with air bags, the left main gear remained stationary in the
partially extended position. The gear could not be lowered by manually pushing on the gear, and
there were no physical obstructions noted. A hydraulic line to the landing gear actuator was
removed, and the gear lowered into the extended position. The gear was then pinned and the airplane
was towed to the ASA maintenance hangar for further examination.

On June 12-18, 2009, an examination of the landing gear system was accomplished at the ASA
maintenance facility in Atlanta, Georgia. All components of the left main landing gear system were
examined for deformation, discoloration, wear, and excessive play. No abnormal conditions were
noted that would result in a failure of the landing gear to extend. Functional checks of the normal
and manual gear extension and retraction system were accomplished, including multiple gear up/down

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NTSB ID: ERA09IA338

National Transportation Safety Board

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 06/11/2009

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Incident

Narrative (Continued)
cycles. The examination failed to duplicate the incident conditions, and the gear consistently
extended and retracted normally without hesitation or binding.

The following components were removed for examination at a later date: left main landing gear
sidebrace actuator, uplock, main landing gear assembly, auxiliary actuator, gear door and hinge,
manual release handle, and related system valves. A sample of hydraulic fluid was also recovered
for analysis.

The 1852 weather observation for ATL included the following: few clouds at 3,500 feet, broken
clouds at 25,000 feet, surface winds from 280 degrees at 7 knots, 10 statute miles visibility,
temperature 28 degrees Celsius, dew point 21 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 29.88
inches of mercury.

Parties to the investigation include the Federal Aviation Administration, ASA, the Air Line Pilots
Association, Bombardier, and Messier-Dowty.
Updated on Jun 24 2009 9:30AM

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: ERA09IA338

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 06/11/2009

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Incident

Other Aircraft Involved

Registration Number Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Number

Accident Information
Aircraft Damage: Minor Accident Occurred During:

Crew Name Certificate No. Injury

Pilot On File On File None

2 On File On File None

5
6

Operator Information
Name Operator Designator Code Doing Business As
Atlantic Southeast Airlines ASOA

Street Address City State Zip Code

990 Toffee Terrace Atlanta GA 30354
-Type of Certificate(s) Held:
Flag Carrier/Domestic
Air Carrier Operating Certificate(s):

Operating Certificate: Operator Certificate:

Regulation Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air Carrier

Type of Flight Operations Conducted: Scheduled; Domestic; Passenger Only

Flight Plan/Itinerary
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Last Departure Point State Airport Identifier

Columbus GA CSG

Destination State Airport Identifier

Same as Accident/Incident Location ATL

Weather Information

Investigator's Source: Facility ID: ATL Observation Time (Local): 1852

Sky/Lowest Cloud Condition: Few 3500 Ft. AGL

Lowest Ceiling: Broken 25000 Ft. AGL Visibility: 10 SM Altimeter: 29.88 "Hg

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NTSB ID: ERA09IA338

National Transportation Safety Board

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 06/11/2009

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Incident

Weather Information (Continued from page 2)

Temperature: 28 ° C Dew Point: 21 ° C Wind Direction: 280

Wind Speed: 7 Kts. Gusts: Kts. Weather Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions

Administration Data
Notification From Date
FAA Southern ROC

FAA District Office/Coordinator Investigator-In-Charge (IIC)

FAA/CMU
Ralph E. Hicks
Tim Stanton

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