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The nose gear of a rockwell commander 112 stuck in the up position causing the pilot to land with it in the up position since even manual extension procedures failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340292 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lzu |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Aero Commander 112 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 340292 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| 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 |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
3 light gear unsafe warning system showed unsafe nose gear indication on final approach to lzu. Executed fly-by for visual inspection from tower and determined negative nose gear extension. 1 hour in local area flight was spent exercising manual extensions and contacting aircraft manufacturer to supplement extension suggestions provided in operator's manual on board. All attempts, which included slow speed, high 'G' pull ups for extension, failed. Result was a landing attempt with partial (mains) gear extension, minimal damage, no injuries. Type: rockwell commander 112.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE NOSE GEAR OF A ROCKWELL COMMANDER 112 STUCK IN THE UP POS CAUSING THE PLT TO LAND WITH IT IN THE UP POS SINCE EVEN MANUAL EXTENSION PROCS FAILED.
Narrative: 3 LIGHT GEAR UNSAFE WARNING SYS SHOWED UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION ON FINAL APCH TO LZU. EXECUTED FLY-BY FOR VISUAL INSPECTION FROM TWR AND DETERMINED NEGATIVE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION. 1 HR IN LCL AREA FLT WAS SPENT EXERCISING MANUAL EXTENSIONS AND CONTACTING ACFT MANUFACTURER TO SUPPLEMENT EXTENSION SUGGESTIONS PROVIDED IN OPERATOR'S MANUAL ON BOARD. ALL ATTEMPTS, WHICH INCLUDED SLOW SPD, HIGH 'G' PULL UPS FOR EXTENSION, FAILED. RESULT WAS A LNDG ATTEMPT WITH PARTIAL (MAINS) GEAR EXTENSION, MINIMAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. TYPE: ROCKWELL COMMANDER 112.
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.