What happened
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(-23)N725MC, a Beech king AIR-200, departed bjc, when the pilot heard a grinding and crunching sound when he retracted the landing gear. The pilot noticed the landing gear to be in a partial extended position. The landing gear would not extend using the emergency extension system. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing at gxy. The aircraft received minor damage. Inspection indicated that the nose gear actuator jack screw threads seized (p/n 50-820208-5). The actuator component was shipped to Beech aircraft in wichita, KS for inspection.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)N725MC, A BEECH KING AIR-200, DEPARTED BJC, WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A GRINDING AND CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR TO BE IN A PARTIAL EXTENDED POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT GXY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR JACK SCREW THREADS SEIZED (P/N 50-820208-5). THE ACTUATOR COMPONENT WAS SHIPPED TO BEECH AIRCRAFT IN WICHITA, KS FOR INSPECTION.
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