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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 114 · Oklahoma City, OK · September 6, 2002

Date: September 6, 2002 · 16:45 local
Place: Oklahoma City, OK
Airport: Wiley Post Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N114SJ
Reported as: Gulstm 114
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 995 total20 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N114SJRegistered now · Rockwell International 114S/N 14318 · Built 1977 Airframe modelRockwell International 114 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft took off from Wiley Post Airport at about 1645. After the pilot retracted the gear, he noticed the nose wheel indicator still indicated the gear was down. He contacted the tower and verified the gear was in fact retracted, but he elected to come back around and land. After landing, the nose gear collapsed causing damage to the propeller and the nose gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM WILEY POST AIRPORT AT ABOUT 1645. AFTER THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR, HE NOTICED THE NOSE WHEEL INDICATOR STILL INDICATED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. HE CONTACTED THE TOWER AND VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS IN FACT RETRACTED, BUT HE ELECTED TO COME BACK AROUND AND LAND. AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.