A BE55 pilot makes a nose gear up landing when unable to extend the nose gear by any means. Night op...

Attributes
ACN	403871
Time
Date	199805
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gcy
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	403871
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff at night on may/xa/98, nose gear would not retract. Gear was cycled twice and emergency landing gear extension checklist was done using the checklist step-by- step. Still got both main gear green down and locked lights but unable to get nose gear down. Gear unsafe light on for nose gear. I elected to return to gcy and land. I expected the nose gear was not down and locked. As airspeed decayed after touchdown, the nose dragged and the nose cone contacted pavement and aircraft skidded to stop with both main gear extended and nose gear not extended. Engines had previously been cut off and propellers were not damaged. Pilot had taken baron B55 course earlier in same month and had gone through the exact same scenario in baron simulator. This demonstrates the importance of simulator/recurrent training in light but complex GA twin engine aircraft. Night, single pilot, abnormal operations in complex aircraft require high level of currency and recent training in emergency/abnormal operations to be conducted safely. FARS probably are bare minimum on recurrency training for light twin operators.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE55 PLT MAKES A NOSE GEAR UP LNDG WHEN UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR BY ANY MEANS. NIGHT OP. PLT LAUDS SIMULATOR RECURRENT TRAINING PROGRAM.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT NIGHT ON MAY/XA/98, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR WAS CYCLED TWICE AND EMER LNDG GEAR EXTENSION CHKLIST WAS DONE USING THE CHKLIST STEP-BY- STEP. STILL GOT BOTH MAIN GEAR GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS BUT UNABLE TO GET NOSE GEAR DOWN. GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON FOR NOSE GEAR. I ELECTED TO RETURN TO GCY AND LAND. I EXPECTED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. AS AIRSPD DECAYED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE DRAGGED AND THE NOSE CONE CONTACTED PAVEMENT AND ACFT SKIDDED TO STOP WITH BOTH MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND NOSE GEAR NOT EXTENDED. ENGS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CUT OFF AND PROPS WERE NOT DAMAGED. PLT HAD TAKEN BARON B55 COURSE EARLIER IN SAME MONTH AND HAD GONE THROUGH THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO IN BARON SIMULATOR. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF SIMULATOR/RECURRENT TRAINING IN LIGHT BUT COMPLEX GA TWIN ENG ACFT. NIGHT, SINGLE PLT, ABNORMAL OPS IN COMPLEX ACFT REQUIRE HIGH LEVEL OF CURRENCY AND RECENT TRAINING IN EMER/ABNORMAL OPS TO BE CONDUCTED SAFELY. FARS PROBABLY ARE BARE MINIMUM ON RECURRENCY TRAINING FOR LIGHT TWIN OPERATORS.

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.

A BE55 pilot makes a nose gear up landing when unable to extend the nose gear by any means. Night operation. Pilot lauds simulator recurrent training program.