19990517030079I

Incident

FAA incident report · Lear 60LEAR · Fort Wayne, IN · May 17, 1999

Date: May 17, 1999 · 07:01 local
Place: Fort Wayne, IN
Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N600LC
Reported as: Lear 60LEAR
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW305A
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total2,150 in this make and model92 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) Flight crew reported that nose gear failed to retract properly. Gear was cycled and unsafe condition remained during retraction. When gear was extended, normal 3 green indicators were illuminated. However, automatic gear centering device did not center nose gear for landing. Landing was made with nose gear at 90 degree to the runway. Part of nose wheel rim was ground down. No other damage was noted. M or d to be submitted. Part was sent to Learjet for repair.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY. GEAR WAS CYCLED AND UNSAFE CONDITION REMAINED DURING RETRACTION. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED, NORMAL 3 GREEN INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. HOWEVER, AUTOMATIC GEAR CENTERING DEVICE DID NOT CENTER NOSE GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDING WAS MADE WITH NOSE GEAR AT 90 DEGREE TO THE RUNWAY. PART OF NOSE WHEEL RIM WAS GROUND DOWN. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. M OR D TO BE SUBMITTED. PART WAS SENT TO LEARJET FOR REPAIR.