What happened
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(-5)A pilot and one passenger departed ruq on a local VFR flight conducted under part 91 of the FARS. Upon retracting the gear, pilot heard a loud thump from under his feet. Gear up light was never illuminated and tip tank mirrors confirmed that nose gear was only partially retracted. Attempts to lower nose gear were unsuccessful. Pilot chose to fly to gso where energency equipment was abundant and a flyby of gso tower confirmed that nose gear was unsafe. Pilot declared an emergency and landed aircraft on runway 23 at gso with nose gear retracted. There were no injuries. Subsequent investigation revealed idler bellcrank, p/n 0842102, had failed. This component is part of the nose gear retraction system.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)A PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED RUQ ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 OF THE FARS. UPON RETRACTING THE GEAR, PILOT HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM UNDER HIS FEET. GEAR UP LIGHT WAS NEVER ILLUMINATED AND TIP TANK MIRRORS CONFIRMED THAT NOSE GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY RETRACTED. ATTEMPTS TO LOWER NOSE GEAR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT CHOSE TO FLY TO GSO WHERE ENERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS ABUNDANT AND A FLYBY OF GSO TOWER CONFIRMED THAT NOSE GEAR WAS UNSAFE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 23 AT GSO WITH NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED IDLER BELLCRANK, P/N 0842102, HAD FAILED. THIS COMPONENT IS PART OF THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM.
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