Small transport aircraft landed without nose gear extended.

Attributes
ACN	219022
Time
Date	199208
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sql
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	219022
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft was just returned to flight given a pre-purchase inspection. Shop did not re-attach nose gear doors, thus causing gear to contact closed doors and fail gear retract/extend arm. This forced a landing without nose gear fully extended. All emergency procedures were attempted without any position results. Tower was advised. Emergency equipment was in place on landing. There were no injuries. Damage to nose section, propeller blades, and possibly engines was sustained. Propellers were placed in feather position but did not stop rotating before impact with the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT ACFT LANDED WITHOUT NOSE GEAR EXTENDED.

Narrative: ACFT WAS JUST RETURNED TO FLT GIVEN A PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION. SHOP DID NOT RE-ATTACH NOSE GEAR DOORS, THUS CAUSING GEAR TO CONTACT CLOSED DOORS AND FAIL GEAR RETRACT/EXTEND ARM. THIS FORCED A LNDG WITHOUT NOSE GEAR FULLY EXTENDED. ALL EMER PROCS WERE ATTEMPTED WITHOUT ANY POS RESULTS. TWR WAS ADVISED. EMER EQUIP WAS IN PLACE ON LNDG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO NOSE SECTION, PROP BLADES, AND POSSIBLY ENGS WAS SUSTAINED. PROPS WERE PLACED IN FEATHER POS BUT DID NOT STOP ROTATING BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE GND.

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.