What happened
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(.19) On July 29, 2001, at 0932 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350, N114SA, operated by American aviation, inc., as an on demand title 14 CFR part 135 cargo flight, sustained substantial damage during an emergency landing when the nose wheel landing gear failed to extend for landing at Grand Junction, Colorado. The airline transport certificated pilot and sole occupant was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight departed salt lake city, Utah, at 1300.(-23) the nose landing gear failed to extend on landing at Grand Junction, CO. The nose gear drag brace fractured.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 29, 2001, AT 0932 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-31-350, N114SA, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., AS AN ON DEMAND TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FOR LANDING AT GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AT 1300.(-23) THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND ON LANDING AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO. THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE FRACTURED.
NTSB investigation
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