What happened
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Nose gear retract rod forwaard plunger assembly fork end broke off on retraction. Pilot was unable to extned the nose gear to the down and lock position. Aircraft landed with unlocked nose gear raydome was ground off heater iris valve and exhaust stack ground off nose gear doors ground off.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD FORWAARD PLUNGER ASSEMBLY FORK END BROKE OFF ON RETRACTION. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTNED THE NOSE GEAR TO THE DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH UNLOCKED NOSE GEAR RAYDOME WAS GROUND OFF HEATER IRIS VALVE AND EXHAUST STACK GROUND OFF NOSE GEAR DOORS GROUND OFF.
Other reports on N416JS · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 20040618019779ILevel Off Touchdown · Richmond, VA(-23) Pilot departed Richmond international airport (ric) with one passenger on board. The passenger is an avionics technician employed by million air Richmond. The purpose of the flight was to check the aircraft's autopilot. After departure, at approximately…Incident 19951025038019ILevel Off Touchdown · Richmond, VANarrative: the aircraft landed with landing gear retracted. There were no injuries to the occupants. The aircraft sustained minor damage. In an interview with the pilot at the scene, he stated that he forgot to extend the landing gear. [privacy data omitted]