# Incident 20001204022539I: Reims F406, December 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2000, 10:18 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N406SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reims F406 (registry code 7535723, https://openairdocs.org/model/reims-f406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REIMS F406
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001204022539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PTRS#ALO122001B0528 ON DECEMBER 4, 2000 AT APPROX. 1018 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF THIS TWIN ENGINE CESSNA CARAVAN N406SD, MODEL #F-406-406, COULD NOT GET THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE MAIN GEAR AND LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. THE A/C IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE BERING STRAIGHT SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER FAR PART 91 RULES. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE NOSE SECTION.

## Other reports on N406SD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120128001599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120128001599I), Jan 28, 2012: Reims Aviation S.A. F406/CARAVAN II (N406SD), Shishmaref, AK, Substantial damage. After landing at Shishmaref on runway 5, upon aircraft roll out (taxi), the left wing of the aircraft dropped and the aircraft pulled to the left and could not…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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