20031030027539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dorner DO228212 · Pago Pago, American Samoa · October 30, 2003

Date: October 30, 2003 · 16:15 local
Place: Pago Pago, American Samoa
Airport: Pago International, Tutuila I
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: XV6A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N228ST
Reported as: Dorner DO228212
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N228STRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2019 · Dornier 228-212S/N 8240 · Built 1999 Airframe modelDornier 228-212 Engine modelAiResearch TFE731 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) Departed nstu/ppg at approximately 12:30 pm local for FAR part 91 personal sightseeing flight. Take-off was normal. After lift-off at approximately 300 feet AGL call for gear up was initiated by the captain. The gear handle was moved to the up position, gear initiated retract sequence. Red in transit light stayed illuminated, hydraulic pump remained on, recycled gear to down position. Main gear down and locked indication, nose gear unsafe indication, in transit light remained illuminated, referred to abnormal checklist. "Nose gear unsafe/flat nose tire", "landing with nose gear unsafe" and "landing gear unsafe, emergency extension". Could not accomplish extension of nose gear. Landed aircraft runway 08 at approximately 1:40 pm local. No property damage, minor aircraft damage, no injuries and passengers exited through main cabin door.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DEPARTED NSTU/PPG AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM LOCAL FOR FAR PART 91 PERSONAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. TAKE-OFF WAS NORMAL. AFTER LIFT-OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL CALL FOR GEAR UP WAS INITIATED BY THE CAPTAIN. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE UP POSITION, GEAR INITIATED RETRACT SEQUENCE. RED IN TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED, HYDRAULIC PUMP REMAINED ON, RECYCLED GEAR TO DOWN POSITION. MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION, IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, REFERRED TO ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. "NOSE GEAR UNSAFE/FLAT NOSE TIRE", "LANDING WITH NOSE GEAR UNSAFE" AND "LANDING GEAR UNSAFE, EMERGENCY EXTENSION". COULD NOT ACCOMPLISH EXTENSION OF NOSE GEAR. LANDED AIRCRAFT RUNWAY 08 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PM LOCAL. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, NO INJURIES AND PASSENGERS EXITED THROUGH MAIN CABIN DOOR.