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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD · New Bedford, MA · September 16, 2003

Date: September 16, 2003 · 16:05 local
Place: New Bedford, MA
Airport: New Bedford Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N411JS
Reported as: Socata TB20TRINIDAD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,900 total

N411JSRegistered now · Socata TB-20 TRINIDADS/N 1139 Airframe modelSocata TB-20 TRINIDAD 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 pilot reported that on September 16, 2003 during approach to kewb, when the gear handle was selected to the down position, the landing gear green lights did not illuminate. The pilot reported that he completed the emergency checklist and emergency extension procedure. Green lights for the main landing gear illuminated but the nose landing gear green light did not illuminate. A tower flyby was accomplished. Tower personnel notified him the landing gear appeared down. The pilot performed a soft field landing. During the landing rollout the nose gear collapsed. Damage was sustained to the propeller, engine, and nose cowlings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 DURING APPROACH TO KEWB, WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION, THE LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE. GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ILLUMINATED BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. A TOWER FLYBY WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TOWER PERSONNEL NOTIFIED HIM THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED DOWN. THE PILOT PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND NOSE COWLINGS.