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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500S · Mesa, AZ · January 14, 2002

Date: January 14, 2002
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8485P
Reported as: Gulstm 500S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total100 in this make and model50 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) Pilot stated that during landing at Falcon field at Mesa, AZ, that the nose landing gear didn't extend. Pilot said that he tried to get the gear to extend by performing several different flight maneuvers. The pilot declared an emergency landing and made a landing with the nose gear retracted. During inspection of nose landing gear, found the top gear actuator retaining pin had sheared and jammed the gear, preventing gear extension.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING AT FALCON FIELD AT MESA, AZ, THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DIDN'T EXTEND. PILOT SAID THAT HE TRIED TO GET THE GEAR TO EXTEND BY PERFORMING SEVERAL DIFFERENT FLIGHT MANEUVERS. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND MADE A LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. DURING INSPECTION OF NOSE LANDING GEAR, FOUND THE TOP GEAR ACTUATOR RETAINING PIN HAD SHEARED AND JAMMED THE GEAR, PREVENTING GEAR EXTENSION.