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A C320 incurred minor damage when landing with the nose gear partially extended and not locked down. Caused by failed actuator rod end.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skynight 320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | DVR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 601342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear unsafe warning |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Rod end (cessna part #0842120-1) failed on gear retraction which prevented the nose gear from fully extending and locking down upon extension. Confirmed nose gear problem with tower. After multiple attempts to lower the gear both manually and electrically, elected to land at ZZZ airport where repair facilities are available. Performed approach and landing in accordance with operator's manual with minimal damage to nose gear doors, pitot tube, nose cone and propeller blades. Damage minimized because engines were shut down and propellers feathered after touchdown prior to the nose settling to runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C320 INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN LNDG WITH THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND NOT LOCKED DOWN. CAUSED BY FAILED ACTUATOR ROD END.
Narrative: ROD END (CESSNA PART #0842120-1) FAILED ON GEAR RETRACTION WHICH PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR FROM FULLY EXTENDING AND LOCKING DOWN UPON EXTENSION. CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR PROB WITH TWR. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR BOTH MANUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY, ELECTED TO LAND AT ZZZ ARPT WHERE REPAIR FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE. PERFORMED APCH AND LNDG IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPERATOR'S MANUAL WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR DOORS, PITOT TUBE, NOSE CONE AND PROP BLADES. DAMAGE MINIMIZED BECAUSE ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN AND PROPS FEATHERED AFTER TOUCHDOWN PRIOR TO THE NOSE SETTLING TO RWY.
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.