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Aevo L29 landed with the nose landing gear up and locked incurring damage to the nose gear doors and camera pod. Cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 577395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 425 |
| ASRS Report | 577395 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : landing gear position indication other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was contracted to prepare and ferry aircraft to ZZZ for inspection, avionic installation, and general cosmetic clean-up. The seller stated aircraft had not flown in about 6 months. Over 2 days, aircraft was checked in preparation for ferry flight. All system were function tested and found to operate normally. After 3 ground runs and taxi tests, aircraft was signed off for flight from XXX to YYY. Due to no radio status, a chase aircraft was provided to fly with L29 and perform all communications. We briefed the first leg and departed. Upon departure, I selected 'gear up' and system functioned normally. I then extended gear and again, normal 3 green lights. Then I retracted gear and started on course. First stop was to be BBB for fuel. Upon approaching AAA, I decided that, due to headwinds and low altitude cruise, I should stop there for fuel. I signaled chase aircraft and descended towards the airport. I selected flaps to approximately 15 degrees and, after extension, selected gear down. Both mains extended, but nose remained up and locked. Tried emergency system -- no change. I made 1 more circle and received green light signal from tower and landed. Nose rested on gear doors and camera pod. No other damage. Cause of nose gear failure still under investigation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AEVO L29 LANDED WITH THE NOSE LNDG GEAR UP AND LOCKED INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND CAMERA POD. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: I WAS CONTRACTED TO PREPARE AND FERRY ACFT TO ZZZ FOR INSPECTION, AVIONIC INSTALLATION, AND GENERAL COSMETIC CLEAN-UP. THE SELLER STATED ACFT HAD NOT FLOWN IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS. OVER 2 DAYS, ACFT WAS CHKED IN PREPARATION FOR FERRY FLT. ALL SYS WERE FUNCTION TESTED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. AFTER 3 GND RUNS AND TAXI TESTS, ACFT WAS SIGNED OFF FOR FLT FROM XXX TO YYY. DUE TO NO RADIO STATUS, A CHASE ACFT WAS PROVIDED TO FLY WITH L29 AND PERFORM ALL COMS. WE BRIEFED THE FIRST LEG AND DEPARTED. UPON DEP, I SELECTED 'GEAR UP' AND SYS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. I THEN EXTENDED GEAR AND AGAIN, NORMAL 3 GREEN LIGHTS. THEN I RETRACTED GEAR AND STARTED ON COURSE. FIRST STOP WAS TO BE BBB FOR FUEL. UPON APCHING AAA, I DECIDED THAT, DUE TO HEADWINDS AND LOW ALT CRUISE, I SHOULD STOP THERE FOR FUEL. I SIGNALED CHASE ACFT AND DSNDED TOWARDS THE ARPT. I SELECTED FLAPS TO APPROX 15 DEGS AND, AFTER EXTENSION, SELECTED GEAR DOWN. BOTH MAINS EXTENDED, BUT NOSE REMAINED UP AND LOCKED. TRIED EMER SYS -- NO CHANGE. I MADE 1 MORE CIRCLE AND RECEIVED GREEN LIGHT SIGNAL FROM TWR AND LANDED. NOSE RESTED ON GEAR DOORS AND CAMERA POD. NO OTHER DAMAGE. CAUSE OF NOSE GEAR FAILURE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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.