19970128002709I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm GIV · Washington, DC · January 28, 1997

Date: January 28, 1997 · 18:34 local
Place: Washington, DC
Airport: Dulles International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6NB
Reported as: Gulstm GIV
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,500 total87 in this make and model77 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: a nationsbank ga-iv-sp in route to dca diverted to id with a nose landing gear that would not extend. Several attempts were made to extend the nose gear and the emergency extension was tried with no success. At 1834EST the nose gear up landing was made at iad with minimal damage to the nose gear, the nose gear doors, the nose steering damper and the radome. Upon inspection of the nose gear wheel well area, an ice accumulation was noted around the uplock roller assembly. The aircraft was removed from runway 1R to the mobile hanger at Dulles where temporary repairs were made to ferry the aircraft to savannah, GA. Gulfstream headquarters for repairs and a conclusive determination for the nose gear failure. A report will be sent to this office by Mr. Mark burns with final corrective actions and repairs. See attachments of pilot statements and factory field service representative.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A NATIONSBANK GA-IV-SP IN ROUTE TO DCA DIVERTED TO ID WITH A NOSE LANDING GEAR THAT WOULD NOT EXTEND. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR AND THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION WAS TRIED WITH NO SUCCESS. AT 1834EST THE NOSE GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE AT IAD WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, THE NOSE STEERING DAMPER AND THE RADOME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL AREA, AN ICE ACCUMULATION WAS NOTED AROUND THE UPLOCK ROLLER ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM RUNWAY 1R TO THE MOBILE HANGER AT DULLES WHERE TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE MADE TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT TO SAVANNAH, GA. GULFSTREAM HEADQUARTERS FOR REPAIRS AND A CONCLUSIVE DETERMINATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR FAILURE. A REPORT WILL BE SENT TO THIS OFFICE BY MR. MARK BURNS WITH FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND REPAIRS. SEE ATTACHMENTS OF PILOT STATEMENTS AND FACTORY FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.