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Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 112TC · San Martin, CA · May 30, 2006

Date
May 30, 2006 · 13:50 local
Place
San Martin, CA
Airport
South County Airport Of Santa Cla
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4JY
Reported as
Gulstm 112TC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total1,900 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) While attempting a routine landing at the south county airport San Martin, California, aircraft N4JY'S nose gear failed to extend. Several attempts were made to extend the nose gear by recyling the gear and executing the free fall procedure, all without success. The pilot circled the airport for approximately 45 minutes to burn off fuel and at approximately 13:50 hours he executed a two point landing with the nose wheel still retracted. The aircraft landing was normal with the exception of the nose gear support. The aircraft settled on the nose cowling, damaging the propeller, cowling, and nose gear housing. No injuries were sustained, and the aircraft was removed from the runway at this time for further investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING A ROUTINE LANDING AT THE SOUTH COUNTY AIRPORT SAN MARTIN, CALIFORNIA, AIRCRAFT N4JY'S NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR BY RECYLING THE GEAR AND EXECUTING THE FREE FALL PROCEDURE, ALL WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PILOT CIRCLED THE AIRPORT FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES TO BURN OFF FUEL AND AT APPROXIMATELY 13:50 HOURS HE EXECUTED A TWO POINT LANDING WITH THE NOSE WHEEL STILL RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING WAS NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE NOSE COWLING, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, COWLING, AND NOSE GEAR HOUSING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AT THIS TIME FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.