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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · New Bern, NC · February 23, 2008

Date: February 23, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place: New Bern, NC
Airport: Craven County Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1660T
Reported as: Cessna 414
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,125 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) While practicing approaches in local area of ewn airport, pilot noted an unsafe nose gear warning light. Pilot received visual confirmation that nose gear was partially extended. Pilot tried several times to manually extend and raise gear to no avail. Pilot declared an emergency and elected to land at ewn where, upon the nose gear collapsing on landing, no injuries were sustained by the 3 persons on board. Aircraft received damage to nose area and both propellers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING APPROACHES IN LOCAL AREA OF EWN AIRPORT, PILOT NOTED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR WARNING LIGHT. PILOT RECEIVED VISUAL CONFIRMATION THAT NOSE GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. PILOT TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO MANUALLY EXTEND AND RAISE GEAR TO NO AVAIL. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO LAND AT EWN WHERE, UPON THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING ON LANDING, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE 3 PERSONS ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO NOSE AREA AND BOTH PROPELLERS.