20041218035009I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA-26AT · Macon, GA · December 18, 2004

Date: December 18, 2004 · 08:37 local
Place: Macon, GA
Airport: Lewis B Wilson
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N558AC
Reported as: Swrngn SA26AT
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,239 total90 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

N558ACRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2010 · Swearingen SA-26ATS/N T26-144 · Built 1969 Airframe modelSwearingen SA-26AT Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) While on approach to mcn, pilot selected gear down, but only received "down" indicator for main gear. Nose gear indicated "unsafe." Pilot executed several maneuvers to extend nose gear, but was unsuccessful. Pilot elected to do several passes by control tower for visual on landing gear. Tower personnel reported nose gear appeared down. When pilot attempted landing on runway 23, nose gear did support aircraft, so a "go around" was executed. Subsequent passes by the tower indicated that the gear did not appear to be properly extended. Pilot elected to continue flying aircraft, so as to burn fuel and lighten aircraft for landing with nose gear unsafe. Pilot landed runway 31 safely. Damage to aircraft minor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO MCN, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, BUT ONLY RECEIVED "DOWN" INDICATOR FOR MAIN GEAR. NOSE GEAR INDICATED "UNSAFE." PILOT EXECUTED SEVERAL MANEUVERS TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT ELECTED TO DO SEVERAL PASSES BY CONTROL TOWER FOR VISUAL ON LANDING GEAR. TOWER PERSONNEL REPORTED NOSE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 23, NOSE GEAR DID SUPPORT AIRCRAFT, SO A "GO AROUND" WAS EXECUTED. SUBSEQUENT PASSES BY THE TOWER INDICATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE PROPERLY EXTENDED. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE FLYING AIRCRAFT, SO AS TO BURN FUEL AND LIGHTEN AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING WITH NOSE GEAR UNSAFE. PILOT LANDED RUNWAY 31 SAFELY. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT MINOR.