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FAA incident report · Cessna 320E · Livermore, CA · March 30, 1999

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Date
March 30, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Airport
Livermore Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N320SK
Reported as
Cessna 320E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,100 total400 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N320SKRegistered now · Cessna 320ES/N 320E-0077 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 320EEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) Landing gear was lowered for landing. Nose gear green light was not illuminated. PIC attempted several times, both mechanically and manually, to lower landing gear in an attempt to get a green indication light. Pilot made several passes over (lvk) runway while control tower observed nose landing gear for down position. After it was determined nose landing gear was not in the locked position, pilot made forced landing on runway 25R. Aircraft settled on main landing gear and dropped on its nose resulting in minor damage to aircraft and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED FOR LANDING. NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. PIC ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES, BOTH MECHANICALLY AND MANUALLY, TO LOWER LANDING GEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET A GREEN INDICATION LIGHT. PILOT MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER (LVK) RUNWAY WHILE CONTROL TOWER OBSERVED NOSE LANDING GEAR FOR DOWN POSITION. AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION, PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 25R. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DROPPED ON ITS NOSE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER.