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Private pilot of an experimental, amateur built sel forgot to put the retractable nose gear down prior to landing, resulting in minor damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 407382 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cid |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 407382 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landed with nosewheel retracted. Minor damage to aircraft. Nosewheel up/warning for throttle to idle was disabled due to electrical wiring problems. New aircraft (15 hours since completion), new long ez pilot. Established specific procedure to lower nosewheel prior to turning base leg of pattern.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR BUILT SEL FORGOT TO PUT THE RETRACTABLE NOSE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LNDG, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: LANDED WITH NOSEWHEEL RETRACTED. MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT. NOSEWHEEL UP/WARNING FOR THROTTLE TO IDLE WAS DISABLED DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBS. NEW ACFT (15 HRS SINCE COMPLETION), NEW LONG EZ PLT. ESTABLISHED SPECIFIC PROC TO LOWER NOSEWHEEL PRIOR TO TURNING BASE LEG OF PATTERN.
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.