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JS41 crew was not able to get the nose gear down and locked, either with normal extension, or manual extension. The crew landed, the nose gear collapsed, and the aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606373 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : t75.tracon tower : stl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 198 flight time total : 6467 flight time type : 267 |
| ASRS Report | 606373 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose gear indication other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On final approach to land into stl, we got a nose gear unsafe light and standby indicator confirmed unsafe. Recycled gear, followed by same unsafe indicator. Attempted manual extension with no success. Confirmed gear partially extended with a fly-by. Performed landing with nose gear not locked down procedure. Evacuate/evacuationed aircraft, no injuries reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JS41 CREW WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, EITHER WITH NORMAL EXTENSION, OR MANUAL EXTENSION. THE CREW LANDED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE ACFT WAS EVACED.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO LAND INTO STL, WE GOT A NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND STANDBY INDICATOR CONFIRMED UNSAFE. RECYCLED GEAR, FOLLOWED BY SAME UNSAFE INDICATOR. ATTEMPTED MANUAL EXTENSION WITH NO SUCCESS. CONFIRMED GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED WITH A FLY-BY. PERFORMED LNDG WITH NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN PROC. EVACED ACFT, NO INJURIES RPTED.
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.