What happened
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(-23) The pilot-in-command stated that N5771M, a CE-310, departed runway 4 at the laurel airport (6S8), laurel, Montana, on June 28, 2000. After departure he indicated that he retracted the landing gear, heard a loud bang, and re-entered the traffic pattern for a landing on runway 4. After selection of gear down, he noticed that the nose wheel did not fully extend and lock into place. After consulting the emergency checklist and performing some additional maneuvers, he was unable to fully extend and lock the nose wheel into position. He states that he then contacted the Billings Logan International Airport (bil) ATCT for a landing on runway 10L. Prior to touchdown, he secured and feathered both engines. ATC personnel from the bil ATCT state that after touchdown, the nose wheel collapsed and the aircraft came to rest with the main gears fully extended and the aircraft resting on its nose. A post incident examination of the aircraft by maintenance inspector personnel in our office indicates that damage to the nose gear doors in consistent with the damage that occurs from leaving the nose gear doors disconnected prior to flight. The left nose gear door had rubber from the nose ti re in the middle of the door. This would indicate that the door was closed when the gear was retracted. Damage to the right door also indicates that it was closed when the gear was retracted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT N5771M, A CE-310, DEPARTED RUNWAY 4 AT THE LAUREL AIRPORT (6S8), LAUREL, MONTANA, ON JUNE 28, 2000. AFTER DEPARTURE HE INDICATED THAT HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND RE-ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 4. AFTER SELECTION OF GEAR DOWN, HE NOTICED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL DID NOT FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK INTO PLACE. AFTER CONSULTING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND PERFORMING SOME ADDITIONAL MANEUVERS, HE WAS UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK THE NOSE WHEEL INTO POSITION. HE STATES THAT HE THEN CONTACTED THE BILLINGS LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BIL) ATCT FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 10L. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HE SECURED AND FEATHERED BOTH ENGINES. ATC PERSONNEL FROM THE BIL ATCT STATE THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE MAIN GEARS FULLY EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON ITS NOSE. A POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR PERSONNEL IN OUR OFFICE INDICATES THAT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS IN CONSISTENT WITH THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURS FROM LEAVING THE NOSE GEAR DOORS DISCONNECTED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. THE LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR HAD RUBBER FROM THE NOSE TI RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT DOOR ALSO INDICATES THAT IT WAS CLOSED WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED.
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