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FAA incident report · Swrngn SA226TC · Ft Lauderdale, FL · June 15, 2002

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Date
June 15, 2002 · 15:46 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
B5MA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N677SP
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total2,800 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N677SPRegistration cancelled Aug 25, 2007 · Swearingen SA226TCS/N TC-227E · Built 1977Airframe modelSwearingen SA226TCEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 06-15-2002, the pilot stated that they departed fxe at approx. 12:25 pm local time en route to marsh harbor, Bahamas. He stated that they received a weather briefing prior to departure. Captain vanzy said that after departure, miami approach control advised them that their transponder was intermitted and they decided to return back to fxe to land. Upon entering the traffic pattern and final approach, the copilot, using CRM noticed two green safe landing gear indications for the two main landing gears and a red unsafe nose landing gear indication. The pilot notified the tower controllers of their situation and executed a number of fly-bys and circling maneuvers to let the tower controllers view the still retracted nose gear, and to burn off excess fuel. The tower controllers verified that the nose gear was still retracted. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing with the nose gear retracted. The aircraft landed on rwy 8 with the nose landing gear retracted and came to rest on the right side of the rwy east of taxiway November. There was no fire or injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the fuselage skin under the nose of the aircraft, the nose landing gear doors and the two propellers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06-15-2002, THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY DEPARTED FXE AT APPROX. 12:25 PM LOCAL TIME EN ROUTE TO MARSH HARBOR, BAHAMAS. HE STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. CAPTAIN VANZY SAID THAT AFTER DEPARTURE, MIAMI APPROACH CONTROL ADVISED THEM THAT THEIR TRANSPONDER WAS INTERMITTED AND THEY DECIDED TO RETURN BACK TO FXE TO LAND. UPON ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND FINAL APPROACH, THE COPILOT, USING CRM NOTICED TWO GREEN SAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS FOR THE TWO MAIN LANDING GEARS AND A RED UNSAFE NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER CONTROLLERS OF THEIR SITUATION AND EXECUTED A NUMBER OF FLY-BYS AND CIRCLING MANEUVERS TO LET THE TOWER CONTROLLERS VIEW THE STILL RETRACTED NOSE GEAR, AND TO BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL. THE TOWER CONTROLLERS VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 8 WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY EAST OF TAXIWAY NOVEMBER. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND THE TWO PROPELLERS.