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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Goshen, IN · July 2, 2008

Date: July 2, 2008 · 20:21 local
Place: Goshen, IN
Airport: Goshen Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60PP
Reported as: Cessna 340A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N60PPRegistered now · Cessna 340AS/N 340A0073 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 340A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft enroute to elkart, IN from pdk airport in atlanta, GA. Diverted to Goshen, IN due to thunderstorms at elkhart. Pilot stated he heard something break when landing gear lowered. Pilot stated he had safe indication for main gear and an unsafe indication for nose gear. Pilot was unable to resolve problem using the emergency procedures check-list. Proceeded to approach and land in accordance with the nose gear inop checklist. Briefed passengers for possible nose gear collapse on landing. Held nose off as long as possible after touchdown. When nose wheel touched the nose gear collapsed and airplane slide to a stop in a very short distance. Pilot and passengers evacuated aircraft. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENROUTE TO ELKART, IN FROM PDK AIRPORT IN ATLANTA, GA. DIVERTED TO GOSHEN, IN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS AT ELKHART. PILOT STATED HE HEARD SOMETHING BREAK WHEN LANDING GEAR LOWERED. PILOT STATED HE HAD SAFE INDICATION FOR MAIN GEAR AND AN UNSAFE INDICATION FOR NOSE GEAR. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM USING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECK-LIST. PROCEEDED TO APPROACH AND LAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOSE GEAR INOP CHECKLIST. BRIEFED PASSENGERS FOR POSSIBLE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING. HELD NOSE OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. WHEN NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRPLANE SLIDE TO A STOP IN A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N60PP · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20040709015609AForced Landing · Mason City, IA(-23) Pilot reported that the right engine was losing oil pressure, and then on final approach to mcw the oil pressure was 0 so he shut the engine down. A hard landing was made on runway 35 at mcw and the left propeller struck the ground and the right wing…Jul 9, 2004 · Substantial damage