What happened
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(-23) On 11-25-2003 a Cessna 560XL, tail #N632QS performed nose gear up landing at ksave in Savannah, GA. The aircraft was on route from kpwk to khxd. Prior to final approach into khxd crew performed a pre landing checklist which indicated two green lights for the main gears and a red in-transit light for the NLG. After exhausting all procedures to extend the gear crew diverted to ksav and performed an emergency NLG up landing on runway 9. Landed on mlg's, held nose up as long as possible then slid approx 200 yds on nose. Minor damage included badly scraped radome, lower fwd nose skins damaged, both NLG doors worn through metal, NLG tire blown, comm ant. Broke and punctured lower pressure vessel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 11-25-2003 A CESSNA 560XL, TAIL #N632QS PERFORMED NOSE GEAR UP LANDING AT KSAVE IN SAVANNAH, GA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ROUTE FROM KPWK TO KHXD. PRIOR TO FINAL APPROACH INTO KHXD CREW PERFORMED A PRE LANDING CHECKLIST WHICH INDICATED TWO GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE MAIN GEARS AND A RED IN-TRANSIT LIGHT FOR THE NLG. AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL PROCEDURES TO EXTEND THE GEAR CREW DIVERTED TO KSAV AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY NLG UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 9. LANDED ON MLG'S, HELD NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE THEN SLID APPROX 200 YDS ON NOSE. MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDED BADLY SCRAPED RADOME, LOWER FWD NOSE SKINS DAMAGED, BOTH NLG DOORS WORN THROUGH METAL, NLG TIRE BLOWN, COMM ANT. BROKE AND PUNCTURED LOWER PRESSURE VESSEL.
NTSB investigation
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