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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Rogers, AR · September 16, 2005

Date: September 16, 2005 · 17:16 local
Place: Rogers, AR
Airport: Rogers Municipal-Carter Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N678H
Reported as: Cessna 414A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total750 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N678HRegistered now · Cessna 414AS/N 414A0678 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 414A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that after takeoff at springdale, AR airport he heard a loud noise from the nose gear. Indicator showed nose gear up and unlocked. Flew out east 5 miles and did some trouble shooting. Recycled gear several times, nose gear still indicated up and unlocked. Verified nose gear up with mains down and locked thru use of mirror on outside of aircraft. Contacted springdale tower and notified them of the situation. Contacted maintenance department at Rogers airport. Tried to dislodge nose gear through various maneuvers, nothing helped. Headed for Rogers airport due to longer runway. Lowered gear, went thru checklist, pulled landing gear circuit breakers, when on final close to ground shut engines down and shut off fuel. Held nose up as long as possible. Aircraft came to a grinding halt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AT SPRINGDALE, AR AIRPORT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR. INDICATOR SHOWED NOSE GEAR UP AND UNLOCKED. FLEW OUT EAST 5 MILES AND DID SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING. RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NOSE GEAR STILL INDICATED UP AND UNLOCKED. VERIFIED NOSE GEAR UP WITH MAINS DOWN AND LOCKED THRU USE OF MIRROR ON OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. CONTACTED SPRINGDALE TOWER AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE SITUATION. CONTACTED MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AT ROGERS AIRPORT. TRIED TO DISLODGE NOSE GEAR THROUGH VARIOUS MANEUVERS, NOTHING HELPED. HEADED FOR ROGERS AIRPORT DUE TO LONGER RUNWAY. LOWERED GEAR, WENT THRU CHECKLIST, PULLED LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKERS, WHEN ON FINAL CLOSE TO GROUND SHUT ENGINES DOWN AND SHUT OFF FUEL. HELD NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A GRINDING HALT.