What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Flight 6543, CL-600-2B19, serial number 7853, N960SW, was dispatched in scheduled revenue service from Los Angeles, CA (lax) bound for santa barbar, CA (sba). Upon arrival in the sba terminal area, the flight crew attempted to extend the landing gear. It was at this time that the flight crew noted an unsafe nose gear indication. The flight crew ran the quick reference handbook (qrh) procedures in an attempt to correct the problem. The qrh procedures did not rectify the unsafe landing gear issue. The flight crew elected to return to lax since that airport was equipped with better crash rescue capabilities. The flight crew advised ATC of an emergency situation. The aircraft landed on runway 24L with the nose gear retracted in the wheel well. The overwing emergency exits were opened but not used after the aircraft came to a complete stop on the runway. The flight crew and passengers egressed using the main cabin door. There were no injuries to the passengers or flight crew as a result of this accident. The flight crew reported that the cabin had smoke and fumes as a result of the accident. The cause of landing gear malfunction is still being determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT 6543, CL-600-2B19, SERIAL NUMBER 7853, N960SW, WAS DISPATCHED IN SCHEDULED REVENUE SERVICE FROM LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX) BOUND FOR SANTA BARBAR, CA (SBA). UPON ARRIVAL IN THE SBA TERMINAL AREA, THE FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. THE FLIGHT CREW RAN THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) PROCEDURES IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE QRH PROCEDURES DID NOT RECTIFY THE UNSAFE LANDING GEAR ISSUE. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAX SINCE THAT AIRPORT WAS EQUIPPED WITH BETTER CRASH RESCUE CAPABILITIES. THE FLIGHT CREW ADVISED ATC OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 24L WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXITS WERE OPENED BUT NOT USED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT CREW AND PASSENGERS EGRESSED USING THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OR FLIGHT CREW AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN HAD SMOKE AND FUMES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION IS STILL BEING DETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.