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FAA incident report · Cessna 425 · Bristol-Johnson, TN · July 7, 2006

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Date
July 7, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place
Bristol-Johnson, TN
Airport
Tri-City Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N425PC
Reported as
Cessna 425
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total3,000 in this make and model
N425PCRegistration cancelled Jun 11, 2019 · Cessna 425S/N 425-0193 · Built 1984Airframe modelCessna 425Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft N425PC was in myrtle beach south carolina in the hangar, the owner had the FBO position the aircraft at the terminal for departure. The FBO had towed the aircraft from the hangar to the terminal with a tow low type tug. When the tug is under the nose gear tires a cargo type strap is put around the nose gear strut piston and secured to the tug. This a/c the strap was secured to the nose gear scissors, instead of being wrapped around the strut. The end result was the upper nose gear scissor link bolts were broken. After the pilot made the takeoff he raised the gear, the mains locked and gear light was out, the pilot noticed the nose gear light was not out. The pilot tried to recycle the gear, but was unable to get the nose gear down or get rid of the nose gear light. He decided to fly the aircraft to tri-cities airport where he knew he could get it fixed. The pilot said he tried everything to get the gear down, but the nose gear would not extend. The pilot made an emergency nose gear up landing. Nobody was hurt and minimal damage to a/c.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N425PC WAS IN MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE HANGAR, THE OWNER HAD THE FBO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TERMINAL FOR DEPARTURE. THE FBO HAD TOWED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE HANGAR TO THE TERMINAL WITH A TOW LOW TYPE TUG. WHEN THE TUG IS UNDER THE NOSE GEAR TIRES A CARGO TYPE STRAP IS PUT AROUND THE NOSE GEAR STRUT PISTON AND SECURED TO THE TUG. THIS A/C THE STRAP WAS SECURED TO THE NOSE GEAR SCISSORS, INSTEAD OF BEING WRAPPED AROUND THE STRUT. THE END RESULT WAS THE UPPER NOSE GEAR SCISSOR LINK BOLTS WERE BROKEN. AFTER THE PILOT MADE THE TAKEOFF HE RAISED THE GEAR, THE MAINS LOCKED AND GEAR LIGHT WAS OUT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS NOT OUT. THE PILOT TRIED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN OR GET RID OF THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. HE DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO TRI-CITIES AIRPORT WHERE HE KNEW HE COULD GET IT FIXED. THE PILOT SAID HE TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET THE GEAR DOWN, BUT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. NOBODY WAS HURT AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO A/C.