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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeroco 500 S · Redding, CA · August 13, 2008

Date: August 13, 2008
Place: Redding, CA
Airport: Redding Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: K5IA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N900DT
Reported as: Aeroco 500S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N900DTRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2021 · Aero Commander 500 SS/N 3056 · Built 1969 Airframe modelAero Commander 500 S Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 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) After takeoff pilot tried to retract the landing gear and the nose gear would not retract. Pilot made several attempts to cycle the gear and the nose gear would not indicate down and locked. The pilot decided to return to Redding airport the point of departure and landed. The aircraft sustained fuselage damage to the nose due to nose gear not being down. There were no injuries to the pilot and one passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT TRIED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO REDDING AIRPORT THE POINT OF DEPARTURE AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FUSELAGE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE DUE TO NOSE GEAR NOT BEING DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.

Other reports on N900DT · 1

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

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