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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 685 · Wichita, KS · March 29, 1996

Date: March 29, 1996 · 13:50 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N77HC
Reported as: Gulstm 685
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N77HCRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 1996 · Aero Commander 685S/N 12050 Airframe modelAero Commander 685

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: after completion of annual inspection, aircraft N77HC was returned to service on 03/29/96 by yingling aircraft, inc. (FAA repair station). Test flight was conducted at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport at 1750Z. Aircraft took off, tower controller observed nose gear had not retracted. At 1000 feet, the pilot tried to cycle the gears. Nose gear light would not illuminate and "gear transit light" illuminated, emergency gear down procedure was completed and the nose gear stayed unsafe. Aircraft landed at runway 19R, and the nose gear collapsed. Aircraft was inspected for damages noted broken nose wheel, tire and landing gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER COMPLETION OF ANNUAL INSPECTION, AIRCRAFT N77HC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 03/29/96 BY YINGLING AIRCRAFT, INC. (FAA REPAIR STATION). TEST FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AT WICHITA MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT AT 1750Z. AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, TOWER CONTROLLER OBSERVED NOSE GEAR HAD NOT RETRACTED. AT 1000 FEET, THE PILOT TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEARS. NOSE GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND "GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT" ILLUMINATED, EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AND THE NOSE GEAR STAYED UNSAFE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT RUNWAY 19R, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGES NOTED BROKEN NOSE WHEEL, TIRE AND LANDING GEAR DOORS.