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FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Montgomery, AL · July 12, 2004

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Date
July 12, 2004 · 12:15 local
Place
Montgomery, AL
Airport
Dannelly Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N305TT
Reported as
Beech C90
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N305TTRegistered now · Beech C90S/N LJ992 · Built 1981Airframe modelBeech C90Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On July 12, 2004 while attempting to land at Montgomery, Alabama regional airport, N305TT, a king air C90 while on final approach to runway 3 noticed they had an unsafe nose gear indication. The pilot recycled the landing gear with the same results. The tower was advised of the problem and the pilot requested permission to fly by the tower so they could observe the landing gear condition. The tower advised them that the nose gear appeared not to be fully deployed. At that point the pilot requested to go south of the field and perform emergency procedures and was cleared to do so. The landing gear handle was recycled twice with no results and then the landing gear was pumped down manually. The unsafe nose gear indication still existed. At that time the pilot requested to go south of the field and review one more time his emergency procedures. After this last attempt the pilot informed the tower that he was going to land. When the aircraft settled on the mains the pilot held the nose off as long as he could. As the nose lowered the nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 12, 2004 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA REGIONAL AIRPORT, N305TT, A KING AIR C90 WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 3 NOTICED THEY HAD AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE TOWER WAS ADVISED OF THE PROBLEM AND THE PILOT REQUESTED PERMISSION TO FLY BY THE TOWER SO THEY COULD OBSERVE THE LANDING GEAR CONDITION. THE TOWER ADVISED THEM THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED NOT TO BE FULLY DEPLOYED. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT REQUESTED TO GO SOUTH OF THE FIELD AND PERFORM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND WAS CLEARED TO DO SO. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS RECYCLED TWICE WITH NO RESULTS AND THEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS PUMPED DOWN MANUALLY. THE UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION STILL EXISTED. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT REQUESTED TO GO SOUTH OF THE FIELD AND REVIEW ONE MORE TIME HIS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. AFTER THIS LAST ATTEMPT THE PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE MAINS THE PILOT HELD THE NOSE OFF AS LONG AS HE COULD. AS THE NOSE LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.