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Air taxi pilot reported experiencing a malfunctioning nose gear. Pilot inadvertently landed with the nose gear retracted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1378512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SA-227 AC Metro III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On final approach to land; I ran the before landing flow and checklist. I noticed the nose gear green light didn't come on; I decided to recycle the landing gear. I had the same indication. I tested the lights and they were good. I selected the flaps down and I brought both power levers to fly idle momentarily expecting to hear the unsafe landing gear horn. Unfortunately the horn failed to warn me and I failed to follow the correct procedure in this situation. I concluded too fast that this was just an indication problem. Due to my lack of judgment and overconfidence I landed with the nose gear in the up position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air taxi pilot reported experiencing a malfunctioning nose gear. Pilot inadvertently landed with the nose gear retracted.
Narrative: On final approach to land; I ran the before landing flow and checklist. I noticed the nose gear green light didn't come on; I decided to recycle the landing gear. I had the same indication. I tested the lights and they were good. I selected the flaps down and I brought both power levers to fly idle momentarily expecting to hear the unsafe landing gear horn. Unfortunately the horn failed to warn me and I failed to follow the correct procedure in this situation. I concluded too fast that this was just an indication problem. Due to my lack of judgment and overconfidence I landed with the nose gear in the up position.
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