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The pilot could not lower the nosewheel. He completed all the procedures to attempt to lower the nosewheel. He burned off as much fuel as possible and landed with the engines shut down. The damage to the aircraft was less than 25000 dollars.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 326889 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ona |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Golden Eagle 421 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 326889 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I took off from flying cloud, mn. As I was taking off the runway I folded the gear up as usual, but this time I heard a loud pop noise, as the gear went into the well. I continued on to my destination not thinking there was a serious problem. When I arrived at winona, mn, I was on left downwind on runway 29, and tried to lower the gear and did not get an indication on the nosewheel at all. I tried all the procedures listed on the checklist, and nothing would happen. I then proceeded to fly around to burn off fuel, because I knew I had to land without a nosewheel. After 3 hours of circling the airport, I landed with both main gears down, without a nosewheel. Both engines were stopped before impact, no injuries at all, under $25000 worth of damage. The cause was a broken linkage on the gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT COULD NOT LOWER THE NOSEWHEEL. HE COMPLETED ALL THE PROCS TO ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE NOSEWHEEL. HE BURNED OFF AS MUCH FUEL AS POSSIBLE AND LANDED WITH THE ENGS SHUT DOWN. THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS LESS THAN 25000 DOLLARS.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM FLYING CLOUD, MN. AS I WAS TAKING OFF THE RWY I FOLDED THE GEAR UP AS USUAL, BUT THIS TIME I HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE, AS THE GEAR WENT INTO THE WELL. I CONTINUED ON TO MY DEST NOT THINKING THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROB. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WINONA, MN, I WAS ON L DOWNWIND ON RWY 29, AND TRIED TO LOWER THE GEAR AND DID NOT GET AN INDICATION ON THE NOSEWHEEL AT ALL. I TRIED ALL THE PROCS LISTED ON THE CHKLIST, AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. I THEN PROCEEDED TO FLY AROUND TO BURN OFF FUEL, BECAUSE I KNEW I HAD TO LAND WITHOUT A NOSEWHEEL. AFTER 3 HRS OF CIRCLING THE ARPT, I LANDED WITH BOTH MAIN GEARS DOWN, WITHOUT A NOSEWHEEL. BOTH ENGS WERE STOPPED BEFORE IMPACT, NO INJURIES AT ALL, UNDER $25000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN LINKAGE ON THE GEAR.
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.