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BE33 pilot reports failure of the nose landing gear to extend when the gear is selected down. All attempts at emergency extension are unsuccessful and a nose gear up landing ensues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1111124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201308 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 198 Flight Crew Total 1532 Flight Crew Type 463 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I departed and noticed the passengers' door was not completely shut so I circled back to land. I selected the gear down. Only the main gear came down the nose gear did not. After going through all the emergency procedures and overflying the airport; radioing the maintenance personnel on the ground and them confirming I had the 2 main gears but not the nose; I decided to burn the majority of my fuel off and go to ZZZ and declare an emergency. I landed at ZZZ with the 2 main and no nose gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE33 pilot reports failure of the nose landing gear to extend when the gear is selected down. All attempts at emergency extension are unsuccessful and a nose gear up landing ensues.
Narrative: I departed and noticed the passengers' door was not completely shut so I circled back to land. I selected the gear down. Only the main gear came down the nose gear did not. After going through all the emergency procedures and overflying the airport; radioing the Maintenance personnel on the ground and them confirming I had the 2 main gears but not the nose; I decided to burn the majority of my fuel off and go to ZZZ and declare an emergency. I landed at ZZZ with the 2 main and no nose gear.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.