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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 560 · West Palm Beach, FL · May 22, 2001

Date: May 22, 2001 · 13:05 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DXTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N358QS
Reported as: Gulstm 560
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15D5
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,201 total580 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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(-23) On may 22, 2001 at approximately 1305L, a Cessna citation 560 N358QS, had the nose landing gear collapsed on touchdown to runway 9L. The aircraft skidded down the runway for 2000 ft. no injuries to the crew of 2 and 4 passengers. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the bottom of the airframe and nose wheel area. The nose radome and numerous antennas and pitto tubes also had minor damage. The nose gear actuator is in question due to this being the third incident in one year involving this type of aircraft and landing gear. The nose gear actuator was removed and sent to NTSB for analysis.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 22, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1305L, A CESSNA CITATION 560 N358QS, HAD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN TO RUNWAY 9L. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR 2000 FT. NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OF 2 AND 4 PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRFRAME AND NOSE WHEEL AREA. THE NOSE RADOME AND NUMEROUS ANTENNAS AND PITTO TUBES ALSO HAD MINOR DAMAGE. THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR IS IN QUESTION DUE TO THIS BEING THE THIRD INCIDENT IN ONE YEAR INVOLVING THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AND LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO NTSB FOR ANALYSIS.