19960107002239I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421A · North Little Ro, AR · January 7, 1996

Date: January 7, 1996 · 12:30 local
Place: North Little Ro, AR
Airport: North Little Rock Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N422RD
Reported as: Cessna 421A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total170 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: history of flight; on 01/07/96, at 12:30 CST a Cessna 421-A, N422RD, registered to sam's investments, inc., landed at 1M1 when the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft had departed 1M1 at 12:00 CST enroute to hez. Approximately 5KM south of 1M1 a gear unsafe light came on inflight. The pilot decided to stay in the lit control area and tried several times to recycle the gear unsuccessfully. The pilot then decided to return to 1M1 to land. Minor damage was done to the aircraft. The pilot nor passenger were injured. The pilot is a certificated commercial pilot. Damage to the aircraft both nose gear doors and both engine props received substantial damage. Test and research: a visual inspection revealed a broken nose gear, wheel well bulkhead holding the up-lock mechanism broke preventing the gear from locking in the up position. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT; ON 01/07/96, AT 12:30 CST A CESSNA 421-A, N422RD, REGISTERED TO SAM'S INVESTMENTS, INC., LANDED AT 1M1 WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED 1M1 AT 12:00 CST ENROUTE TO HEZ. APPROXIMATELY 5KM SOUTH OF 1M1 A GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON INFLIGHT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO STAY IN THE LIT CONTROL AREA AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RECYCLE THE GEAR UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO 1M1 TO LAND. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE PILOT IS A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS AND BOTH ENGINE PROPS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. TEST AND RESEARCH: A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN NOSE GEAR, WHEEL WELL BULKHEAD HOLDING THE UP-LOCK MECHANISM BROKE PREVENTING THE GEAR FROM LOCKING IN THE UP POSITION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.