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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TBM 700 · Hyannis, MA · August 10, 2006

Date: August 10, 2006 · 09:19 local
Place: Hyannis, MA
Airport: Barnstable Municipal-Boardman - Pol
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N700AD
Reported as: Socata TBM700
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A64
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,800 total100 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N700ADRegistered now · Socata TBM 700S/N 250 Airframe modelSocata TBM 700 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-64Turbo-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) The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear for landing, but the nose gear did not indicate down and locked. The pilot stated that the main landing gear was indicating down and locked, but the nose gear would not lock. He cycled the landing gear 5 times, then attempted the alternate extension checklist. When all attempts to extend and lock the nose gear failed, the pilot executed a nose gear up landing. The pilot landed successfully, sustaining only minor damage to the aircraft and no other damage or injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING, BUT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK. HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR 5 TIMES, THEN ATTEMPTED THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION CHECKLIST. WHEN ALL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE NOSE GEAR FAILED, THE PILOT EXECUTED A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY, SUSTAINING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES.