What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon landing on runway 04 at the Ocean Reef Club Airport (X09) the nose gear collapsed. There were no indications of a hard landig and the aircraft received minor damage. The initial investigation indicates a possible internal failure of the nose landing gear hydraulic acutator. This investigation is continuing. Note: this was a FAR part 91 reposition flight. On March 5, 2000, at 1200 EST, a Cessna CE-560, N314QS, nose gear collapsed during a normal landing at the Ocean Reef Club Airport in Key Largo, Florida, the on demand taxi positioning flight was operated by executive jet incorporated under provision of title 14 CFR part 91 with a flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The airplane sustained minor damage, and the two air transport pilots were not injuried. The positioning flight departed palm beach, Florida, at approximately 1130. According to the pilot the before landing check, which included the lowering of the landing gear, was completed several miles on short final. The pilot recalled that the landing gear indicator lights were also green. After the airplane landed, the pilot deployed the thrust reverses. At approximately the same time, the nose gear retracted into wheel well. The airplane slid down runway 22, and cam eto rest 2000 feet from the approach end of the runway. The preliminary examination of the airplane disclosed that the nose gear gear up-down-lock actuator experienced a mechanical failure.
As the FAA filed it
UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 AT THE OCEAN REEF CLUB AIRPORT (X09) THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A HARD LANDIG AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES A POSSIBLE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC ACUTATOR. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. NOTE: THIS WAS A FAR PART 91 REPOSITION FLIGHT. ON MARCH 5, 2000, AT 1200 EST, A CESSNA CE-560, N314QS, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A NORMAL LANDING AT THE OCEAN REEF CLUB AIRPORT IN KEY LARGO, FLORIDA, THE ON DEMAND TAXI POSITIONING FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY EXECUTIVE JET INCORPORATED UNDER PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE TWO AIR TRANSPORT PILOTS WERE NOT INJURIED. THE POSITIONING FLIGHT DEPARTED PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE BEFORE LANDING CHECK, WHICH INCLUDED THE LOWERING OF THE LANDING GEAR, WAS COMPLETED SEVERAL MILES ON SHORT FINAL. THE PILOT RECALLED THAT THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ALSO GREEN. AFTER THE AIRPLANE LANDED, THE PILOT DEPLOYED THE THRUST REVERSES. AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED INTO WHEEL WELL. THE AIRPLANE SLID DOWN RUNWAY 22, AND CAM ETO REST 2000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED THAT THE NOSE GEAR GEAR UP-DOWN-LOCK ACTUATOR EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.