What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 10/18/04, at 0236Z, Beechcraft airplane registration #N278D and serial #ME-23, the pilot called pbi ATCT and told them that his airplane had an unsafe nose gear indication. West Palm Beach police helicopter offered to scan N278D with night vision equipment. Police helicopter (eagle one) reported that the nose gear was visible, but not fully extended, multiple touch and goes to attempt to disengage stuck nose gear. The airplane circled to lose fuel. At 0533Z pbi ATCT, upgraded alert status to an alert ii. At 0601Z, N728D made an emergency landing that resulted in minor damage to the nose cone of the airplane, the nose landing gear door and with no injuries to the crew. Inspector privacy data omitted from FSDO-17 authorized the airplane to be moved from the runway. The aircraft was taken to galaxy aviation for further investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/18/04, AT 0236Z, BEECHCRAFT AIRPLANE REGISTRATION #N278D AND SERIAL #ME-23, THE PILOT CALLED PBI ATCT AND TOLD THEM THAT HIS AIRPLANE HAD AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. WEST PALM BEACH POLICE HELICOPTER OFFERED TO SCAN N278D WITH NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT. POLICE HELICOPTER (EAGLE ONE) REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS VISIBLE, BUT NOT FULLY EXTENDED, MULTIPLE TOUCH AND GOES TO ATTEMPT TO DISENGAGE STUCK NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CIRCLED TO LOSE FUEL. AT 0533Z PBI ATCT, UPGRADED ALERT STATUS TO AN ALERT II. AT 0601Z, N728D MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THAT RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE OF THE AIRPLANE, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR AND WITH NO INJURIES TO THE CREW. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA^ FROM FSDO-17 AUTHORIZED THE AIRPLANE TO BE MOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO GALAXY AVIATION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
Other reports on N278D · 3
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