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Pilot of an small transport twin returned to land after experiencing difficulty with the retraction and extension of the nose gear resulting in the nose gear collapsing during landing. There was only minor damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328078 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 05c |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : 0sc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 328078 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon departure from griffith airport 05C I retracted the landing gear of a C310G and heard a loud noise in the nose gear area. I lowered the gear and did a fly by where ground personnel reported the mains down and the nose semi-retracted. I tried a manual extension with no success. I burned off remaining fuel and landed. The nose gear failed and the airplane skidded on its nose causing minor damage. I became aware that my medical certificate had expired. I realized the aircraft registration had expired beyond a 90 day temporary and 120 day extension. I renewed my medical certificate on feb/xx/96 and reapplied for a registration. The failure was due to an adjustment in the landing gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN RETURNED TO LAND AFTER EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH THE RETRACTION AND EXTENSION OF THE NOSE GEAR RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING DURING LNDG. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: UPON DEP FROM GRIFFITH ARPT 05C I RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR OF A C310G AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA. I LOWERED THE GEAR AND DID A FLY BY WHERE GND PERSONNEL RPTED THE MAINS DOWN AND THE NOSE SEMI-RETRACTED. I TRIED A MANUAL EXTENSION WITH NO SUCCESS. I BURNED OFF REMAINING FUEL AND LANDED. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON ITS NOSE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. I BECAME AWARE THAT MY MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED. I REALIZED THE ACFT REGISTRATION HAD EXPIRED BEYOND A 90 DAY TEMPORARY AND 120 DAY EXTENSION. I RENEWED MY MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON FEB/XX/96 AND REAPPLIED FOR A REGISTRATION. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE LNDG GEAR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.