 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Small aircraft twin engine aircraft had confirmed gear down and locked with 3 green lights, no red. Observer, private pilot in right seat, confirmed 3 green. Normal touchdown when nose gear lowered to ground, it collapsed. Damage both propellers, both engines, nose gear and nose cowl. Tower confirmed gear was down on landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347392 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 1097 flight time type : 89 |
| ASRS Report | 347392 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Normal approach and landing. I confirmed 3 green, no red, 1 mirror for landing gear. Also had pilot in right seat, a private pilot not multi rated, confirm 3 green. Normal touchdown approximately 900-1000 ft down the runway. Mains contacted runway, as nose gear touched down it collapsed. Aircraft skidded to a stop in approximately 300-400 ft, on centerline. Aircraft damage was as follows: both propellers, both engines, nose gear, nose cone. Orlando FSDO recorded as gear collapse with no investigation after confirming tower saw 3 down and locked and after speaking to myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA TWIN ENG ACFT HAD CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS, NO RED. OBSERVER, PVT PLT IN R SEAT, CONFIRMED 3 GREEN. NORMAL TOUCHDOWN WHEN NOSE GEAR LOWERED TO GND, IT COLLAPSED. DAMAGE BOTH PROPS, BOTH ENGS, NOSE GEAR AND NOSE COWL. TWR CONFIRMED GEAR WAS DOWN ON LNDG.
Narrative: NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. I CONFIRMED 3 GREEN, NO RED, 1 MIRROR FOR LNDG GEAR. ALSO HAD PLT IN R SEAT, A PVT PLT NOT MULTI RATED, CONFIRM 3 GREEN. NORMAL TOUCHDOWN APPROX 900-1000 FT DOWN THE RWY. MAINS CONTACTED RWY, AS NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IT COLLAPSED. ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP IN APPROX 300-400 FT, ON CTRLINE. ACFT DAMAGE WAS AS FOLLOWS: BOTH PROPS, BOTH ENGS, NOSE GEAR, NOSE CONE. ORLANDO FSDO RECORDED AS GEAR COLLAPSE WITH NO INVESTIGATION AFTER CONFIRMING TWR SAW 3 DOWN AND LOCKED AND AFTER SPEAKING TO MYSELF.
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.