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)Airplane nose gear failed to extend when gear handle moved to down position during approach to the Palo Alto airport. Alternate gear extension method also failed. The tower was advised a accordingly and equipment was standing by. The landing was made made with little damage to the aircraft, some skin damage and bending of propeller blades. There were no injuries to the pilot and his two passengers. Upon further examination of the nose gear assembly and the gear retraction mechanism, it was determined that the nose wheel was offset 10 degrees from center due to a centering cam failure and that this caused the wheel to jam in the up position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRPLANE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN GEAR HANDLE MOVED TO DOWN POSITION DURING APPROACH TO THE PALO ALTO AIRPORT. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION METHOD ALSO FAILED. THE TOWER WAS ADVISED A ACCORDINGLY AND EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. THE LANDING WAS MADE MADE WITH LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, SOME SKIN DAMAGE AND BENDING OF PROPELLER BLADES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THE GEAR RETRACTION MECHANISM, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS OFFSET 10 DEGREES FROM CENTER DUE TO A CENTERING CAM FAILURE AND THAT THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL TO JAM IN THE UP POSITION.
Other reports on N114L · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.