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A cabin attendant reports an emergency nose gear up landing with the flight crew bouncing the aircraft on the runway in a successful attempt to extend the gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393029 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 393029 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 392761 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We didn't have a nose gear. Pilots tried manual maneuver without success. We prepared the cabin for planned emergency evacuate/evacuation. Passenger were calm and cooperative. Completed entire checklist and informed the captain. He said we were going to land and hope to jar out nose gear with hard landing. At 250 ft above ground captain said 'brace' over PA system. Everyone did so. Nose gear did come out and we had a smooth landing without further incident. Gear was pinned and we were towed to a gate for deplaning. Supplemental information from acn 392761: when we landed, the maintenance people came on. They informed us a lot of ice came out of the area where the nose gear was.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS AN EMER NOSE GEAR UP LNDG WITH THE FLC BOUNCING THE ACFT ON THE RWY IN A SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE GEAR.
Narrative: WE DIDN'T HAVE A NOSE GEAR. PLTS TRIED MANUAL MANEUVER WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE PREPARED THE CABIN FOR PLANNED EMER EVAC. PAX WERE CALM AND COOPERATIVE. COMPLETED ENTIRE CHKLIST AND INFORMED THE CAPT. HE SAID WE WERE GOING TO LAND AND HOPE TO JAR OUT NOSE GEAR WITH HARD LNDG. AT 250 FT ABOVE GND CAPT SAID 'BRACE' OVER PA SYS. EVERYONE DID SO. NOSE GEAR DID COME OUT AND WE HAD A SMOOTH LNDG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. GEAR WAS PINNED AND WE WERE TOWED TO A GATE FOR DEPLANING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 392761: WHEN WE LANDED, THE MAINT PEOPLE CAME ON. THEY INFORMED US A LOT OF ICE CAME OUT OF THE AREA WHERE THE NOSE GEAR WAS.
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.