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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 520 · Delaware, OH · September 21, 2000

Date: September 21, 2000 · 11:55 local
Place: Delaware, OH
Airport: Delaware Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N527P
Reported as: Gulstm 520
Reported engine: Lycoming GO435C2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,006 total70 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On 9/21/00 a/c N337P, an aero commander had the nose gear collapse onroll out after landing at the Delaware Municipal Airport, Delaware, Ohio. The pilot decided to perform two touch and go landings and one full stop before proceeding to CA. During the landing for the full stop the pilot stated the steering appeared to shudder on the roll out. He stated how he pulled back on the yoke and added power to make a go around. When the gear was selected down only two of the three landing gear position lights illuminated. The pilot performed two fly-bys past the terminal asking the airport personnel if the nose gear was extended. The manager told him, the gear appeared to be down. The pilot choose to continue his flight to reduce fuel onboardbefore landing the a/c. the a/c touched down was normal, however, during roll out the nose gear collapsed. Inspection by FAA personnel showed the nose gear actuator upper structure had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 9/21/00 A/C N337P, AN AERO COMMANDER HAD THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ONROLL OUT AFTER LANDING AT THE DELAWARE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DELAWARE, OHIO. THE PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND ONE FULL STOP BEFORE PROCEEDING TO CA. DURING THE LANDING FOR THE FULL STOP THE PILOT STATED THE STEERING APPEARED TO SHUDDER ON THE ROLL OUT. HE STATED HOW HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND ADDED POWER TO MAKE A GO AROUND. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN ONLY TWO OF THE THREE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT PERFORMED TWO FLY-BYS PAST THE TERMINAL ASKING THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL IF THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE MANAGER TOLD HIM, THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT CHOOSE TO CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT TO REDUCE FUEL ONBOARDBEFORE LANDING THE A/C. THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER, DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION BY FAA PERSONNEL SHOWED THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR UPPER STRUCTURE HAD FAILED.