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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 690A · Battle Creek, MI · June 7, 2004

Date: June 7, 2004 · 10:45 local
Place: Battle Creek, MI
Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N848CE
Reported as: Gulstm 690A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total690 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N848CERegistered now · Rockwell International 690AS/N 11303 · Built 1975 Airframe modelRockwell International 690A Engine modelAiResearch TPE331-5&6SERTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) N848CE was in process of annual training flight. After a series of different configurations in which the gear had been cycled appx 5 times, the PIC heard a clunk and was unable to get positive indication the NLG was down and locked. Did overfly of tower and several "g" manuevers and was unsuccessful in getting NLG down and locked. PIC declared an emergency, btl CFR responded. Aircraft landed without incident until appx 40 KTS whereupon the NLG collapsed and the aircraft skidded on the NLG doors and belly skin for appx 400-500'. No injuries were sustained by PIC or the 2 pax. Damage limited to gear doors and belly skin, considered minor damage. Subsequent inspection revealed that the left NLG door bell crank failed causing the actuator rod to block the NLG from fully extending. Submitting safety recommendation to FAA aai.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N848CE WAS IN PROCESS OF ANNUAL TRAINING FLIGHT. AFTER A SERIES OF DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS IN WHICH THE GEAR HAD BEEN CYCLED APPX 5 TIMES, THE PIC HEARD A CLUNK AND WAS UNABLE TO GET POSITIVE INDICATION THE NLG WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. DID OVERFLY OF TOWER AND SEVERAL "G" MANUEVERS AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING NLG DOWN AND LOCKED. PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BTL CFR RESPONDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL APPX 40 KTS WHEREUPON THE NLG COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE NLG DOORS AND BELLY SKIN FOR APPX 400-500'. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY PIC OR THE 2 PAX. DAMAGE LIMITED TO GEAR DOORS AND BELLY SKIN, CONSIDERED MINOR DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT NLG DOOR BELL CRANK FAILED CAUSING THE ACTUATOR ROD TO BLOCK THE NLG FROM FULLY EXTENDING. SUBMITTING SAFETY RECOMMENDATION TO FAA AAI.