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C320. On gear retraction, pilot had loud banging noise in cockpit. Tower advised nose gear was not retracted. Pilot was unable to extend the nose gear despite maneuvering to do so. Pilot landed with no nose gear. Maintenance found a failed nose gear bell crank which jammed the nose gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401221 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : crq |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : crq tower : cymx |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skynight 320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1325 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 401221 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Rotated aircraft and retracted the gear. I heard a loud noise (popping) and tried to figure out what happened. The tower called and said the nose gear did not retract. I went over the ocean and tried to manually extend the gear and was unsuccessful. I then tried several high 'G' maneuvers to force the gear down and was unsuccessful. I then made an emergency landing at airport. There was minimal damage to the skin but both propellers struck the ground. Mechanics on the scene said it looked like the bell crank snapped and jammed the nose gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C320. ON GEAR RETRACTION, PLT HAD LOUD BANGING NOISE IN COCKPIT. TWR ADVISED NOSE GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED. PLT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR DESPITE MANEUVERING TO DO SO. PLT LANDED WITH NO NOSE GEAR. MAINT FOUND A FAILED NOSE GEAR BELL CRANK WHICH JAMMED THE NOSE GEAR.
Narrative: ROTATED ACFT AND RETRACTED THE GEAR. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE (POPPING) AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE TWR CALLED AND SAID THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. I WENT OVER THE OCEAN AND TRIED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I THEN TRIED SEVERAL HIGH 'G' MANEUVERS TO FORCE THE GEAR DOWN AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I THEN MADE AN EMER LNDG AT ARPT. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE SKIN BUT BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE GND. MECHS ON THE SCENE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE BELL CRANK SNAPPED AND JAMMED THE NOSE 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.