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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Osceola, WI · February 26, 2002

Date: February 26, 2002 · 08:34 local
Place: Osceola, WI
Airport: L O Simenstad Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2664T
Reported as: Cessna 414A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,500 total1,194 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On approach to Osceola, WI (oeo), pilot lowered landing gear with 1/4 flaps. Observed 3 gear lights. (Green). On short final observed 3 landing gear lights (green). Airspeed seemed a little high. On landing main gear in contact lowered the nose and heard chopping. Propellers contacted runway. Aircraft slid to stop. Three passengers stated verbally that no unusual noises, other than propellers. They noticed no lights. They were all seated in the cabin area. Exited normally. No injuries. No fire. ELT did not activate. Nose landing gear reported free in well as plane rested on runway. Aircraft retrieved and nose gear came down and locked with hand pressure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO OSCEOLA, WI (OEO), PILOT LOWERED LANDING GEAR WITH 1/4 FLAPS. OBSERVED 3 GEAR LIGHTS. (GREEN). ON SHORT FINAL OBSERVED 3 LANDING GEAR LIGHTS (GREEN). AIRSPEED SEEMED A LITTLE HIGH. ON LANDING MAIN GEAR IN CONTACT LOWERED THE NOSE AND HEARD CHOPPING. PROPELLERS CONTACTED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SLID TO STOP. THREE PASSENGERS STATED VERBALLY THAT NO UNUSUAL NOISES, OTHER THAN PROPELLERS. THEY NOTICED NO LIGHTS. THEY WERE ALL SEATED IN THE CABIN AREA. EXITED NORMALLY. NO INJURIES. NO FIRE. ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. NOSE LANDING GEAR REPORTED FREE IN WELL AS PLANE RESTED ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RETRIEVED AND NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED WITH HAND PRESSURE.