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A trinidad TB20 on approach for landing had flickering nose landing gear position light, and on landing the nose gear collapsed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358195 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4n1 |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Trinidad TB-20 |
| 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 : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 505 flight time type : 302 |
| ASRS Report | 358195 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Over at 4n1, after the gear lever was pulled down, I noticed my nose gear indication light was flickering, with no gear operation indication (ie, no red light). I checked that the gear indicator lights were working. On CTAF I spoke to a cessna which was waiting to take off, facing me on final for runway 24. After about 20 seconds of pleading with him to look at my gear, ('I don't want to have any liability if I make a mistake', he said. The cessna pilot was obviously a lawyer!), I flew over the numbers. The cessna was 50 ft away from my plane when the cessna pilot indicated that the gear looked as if it was down. I also heard the gear click down, which made me believe the gear was working. I turned off fuel and magnetos after propeller struck. Damaged cowl, and gently slid off the side of the runway. No injury to pilot. Plane was removed from the runway within 10 mins.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TRINIDAD TB20 ON APCH FOR LNDG HAD FLICKERING NOSE LNDG GEAR POS LIGHT, AND ON LNDG THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Narrative: OVER AT 4N1, AFTER THE GEAR LEVER WAS PULLED DOWN, I NOTICED MY NOSE GEAR INDICATION LIGHT WAS FLICKERING, WITH NO GEAR OP INDICATION (IE, NO RED LIGHT). I CHKED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE WORKING. ON CTAF I SPOKE TO A CESSNA WHICH WAS WAITING TO TAKE OFF, FACING ME ON FINAL FOR RWY 24. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF PLEADING WITH HIM TO LOOK AT MY GEAR, ('I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY IF I MAKE A MISTAKE', HE SAID. THE CESSNA PLT WAS OBVIOUSLY A LAWYER!), I FLEW OVER THE NUMBERS. THE CESSNA WAS 50 FT AWAY FROM MY PLANE WHEN THE CESSNA PLT INDICATED THAT THE GEAR LOOKED AS IF IT WAS DOWN. I ALSO HEARD THE GEAR CLICK DOWN, WHICH MADE ME BELIEVE THE GEAR WAS WORKING. I TURNED OFF FUEL AND MAGNETOS AFTER PROP STRUCK. DAMAGED COWL, AND GENTLY SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. NO INJURY TO PLT. PLANE WAS REMOVED FROM THE RWY WITHIN 10 MINS.
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.