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FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Las Vegas, NV · December 9, 2006

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Date
December 9, 2006 · 10:42 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
OEZA
Aircraft
N767EA
Reported as
Cessna 402B
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,472 total107 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days
N767EARegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2008 · Cessna 402BS/N 402B1244 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 402BEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 9, 2006 pilot departed boulder city airport (61B) for grand canyon airport (gcn) with 5 pax aboard. Pilot reported he heard a loud pop when landing gear was retracted. Upon arriving at gcn airport pilot selected gear down and there was no green light for the nose gear. The gear was recycled and manual extension tried to no avail. A fly-by was done at gcn tower which verified the nose landing gear was not down and locked. Pilot decided to return to Las Vegas (vgt) airport where proper emergency equipment could be used. After a fly-by at vgt tower and company ground personnel it was confirmed the nose landing gear was trailing at 45 degrees. With m/l/g down and locked landed aircraft on runway 7, on touch down the nose landing gear went over center and locked, landing without further incident at 1042 PST. Pilot and company followed all emergency procedures. Upon inspection by maintenance it was discovered that the nose landing gear adjusting fork bolt (p/n 5045211-2) had sheared at the first thread. A mechanical interruption report and service difficulty report was filed with FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 9, 2006 PILOT DEPARTED BOULDER CITY AIRPORT (61B) FOR GRAND CANYON AIRPORT (GCN) WITH 5 PAX ABOARD. PILOT REPORTED HE HEARD A LOUD POP WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. UPON ARRIVING AT GCN AIRPORT PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THERE WAS NO GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND MANUAL EXTENSION TRIED TO NO AVAIL. A FLY-BY WAS DONE AT GCN TOWER WHICH VERIFIED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO LAS VEGAS (VGT) AIRPORT WHERE PROPER EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT COULD BE USED. AFTER A FLY-BY AT VGT TOWER AND COMPANY GROUND PERSONNEL IT WAS CONFIRMED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TRAILING AT 45 DEGREES. WITH M/L/G DOWN AND LOCKED LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 7, ON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WENT OVER CENTER AND LOCKED, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT 1042 PST. PILOT AND COMPANY FOLLOWED ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ADJUSTING FORK BOLT (P/N 5045211-2) HAD SHEARED AT THE FIRST THREAD. A MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION REPORT AND SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS FILED WITH FSDO.