An SW4 crew, after deviating to fxe due to navigation equipment problems, were unable to extend the nose landing gear. Crew landed aircraft in that confign.

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Attributes
ACN	551383
Time
Date	200206
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fxe.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon tower : fxe.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Merlin IV A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 8
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	551383
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : gear up landing inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear warn lites other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

My first officer and I were flying to marsh harbor on an IFR flight plan when ATC noticed that our transponder was inoperative and showing erroneous altitudes. I decided to change xponders when it showed a different altitude on the scope. My first officer's HSI became inoperative. I decided to turn back and to do the approach ILS runway 08 at fxe. While on radar vectors and while on the final approach I asked for gear down before landing checks at the OM. My first officer said two green. I noticed that there were only 2 greens, only main. The nosewheel steering was stuck. My first officer took out the checklist and did the procedures. While doing them I verified it was complete. I also did check for any other malfunction. I xferred all electrical system, checked circuit breakers. Nothing seemed to work. Also verified with the tower. Told tower and ATC that I was declaring an emergency. While being vectored we did everything in our power. The nosewheel was stuck. I attempted everything on the fourth approach. I decided to land and we hit the runway on the mains and the airplane veered to the right, striking the propellers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SW4 CREW, AFTER DEVIATING TO FXE DUE TO NAV EQUIP PROBS, WERE UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE LNDG GEAR. CREW LANDED ACFT IN THAT CONFIGN.

Narrative: MY FO AND I WERE FLYING TO MARSH HARBOR ON AN IFR FLT PLAN WHEN ATC NOTICED THAT OUR XPONDER WAS INOP AND SHOWING ERRONEOUS ALTS. I DECIDED TO CHANGE XPONDERS WHEN IT SHOWED A DIFFERENT ALT ON THE SCOPE. MY FO'S HSI BECAME INOP. I DECIDED TO TURN BACK AND TO DO THE APCH ILS RWY 08 AT FXE. WHILE ON RADAR VECTORS AND WHILE ON THE FINAL APCH I ASKED FOR GEAR DOWN BEFORE LNDG CHKS AT THE OM. MY FO SAID TWO GREEN. I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE ONLY 2 GREENS, ONLY MAIN. THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS STUCK. MY FO TOOK OUT THE CHKLIST AND DID THE PROCS. WHILE DOING THEM I VERIFIED IT WAS COMPLETE. I ALSO DID CHK FOR ANY OTHER MALFUNCTION. I XFERRED ALL ELECTRICAL SYS, CHKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. NOTHING SEEMED TO WORK. ALSO VERIFIED WITH THE TWR. TOLD TWR AND ATC THAT I WAS DECLARING AN EMER. WHILE BEING VECTORED WE DID EVERYTHING IN OUR PWR. THE NOSEWHEEL WAS STUCK. I ATTEMPTED EVERYTHING ON THE FOURTH APCH. I DECIDED TO LAND AND WE HIT THE RWY ON THE MAINS AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE R, STRIKING THE PROPS.

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.