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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402CESSNA · Nashville, TN · October 12, 2000

Date: October 12, 2000 · 13:10 local
Place: Nashville, TN
Airport: Nashville International Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4214M
Reported as: Cessna 402CESSNA
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520*
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,450 total15 in this make and model131 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On final approach to bna the landing gear handle was selected down for landing. The tow MLG light confirmed down & locked, but the NLG showed unsafe condition. The NLG light tested & functioned normally. The NLG looked to be down from the mirror. A go around was called to investigate. Still had unsafe NLG & declared an emergency with dna-atc. Recycled the gear several times & swapped down light indicators with no improvement. Performed the emergency gear extension check list but no NLG down & lock light. Flew off excess fuel with high g maneuvers with no improvement. Proceeded to bna runway 2C & landed. NLG was held off as long as possible but soon collapsed. Aircraft shut down & evacuated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON FINAL APPROACH TO BNA THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN FOR LANDING. THE TOW MLG LIGHT CONFIRMED DOWN & LOCKED, BUT THE NLG SHOWED UNSAFE CONDITION. THE NLG LIGHT TESTED & FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE NLG LOOKED TO BE DOWN FROM THE MIRROR. A GO AROUND WAS CALLED TO INVESTIGATE. STILL HAD UNSAFE NLG & DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH DNA-ATC. RECYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES & SWAPPED DOWN LIGHT INDICATORS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECK LIST BUT NO NLG DOWN & LOCK LIGHT. FLEW OFF EXCESS FUEL WITH HIGH G MANEUVERS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. PROCEEDED TO BNA RUNWAY 2C & LANDED. NLG WAS HELD OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BUT SOON COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SHUT DOWN & EVACUATED.