What happened
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N28070 departed presque isle, ME (pqi) at approximately 1400 hrs. With a destination of Portland, ME. One PIC and one female passenger, N28070 was on an angel flight to bring the female passenger to Maine medical center. Over millinocket, ME the PIC smelled a faint odor of smoke, he added outside air in the aircraft and the odor disappeared. Making his approach into Portland Maine Jetport, he engaged the landing gear lever to lower the landing gear, he discovered that he had only two main gear landing lights but no nose wheel light, he discovered that the landing gear curcuit breaker had "popped" he attempted the reset the breaker but every time that he did the breaker kept popping. PIC engaged the emergency landing gear knob but the nose landing gear light remained off, made some aggresive maneuvers to see if he could assist the nose landing gear but the nose gear light remained on. The PIC did a flyby the tower and ATC indicated to N28070 that the nose gear appeared somewhat down but not locked. The PIC declared an emergency was instructed to land on runway 36 beyond the intersection of 29/11 if he was able, N28070 landed on runway 36 just beyond 29/11. Damage was contained to all three blades of the propeller and some scraping on the bottom portion of the nose cowling. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
N28070 DEPARTED PRESQUE ISLE, ME (PQI) AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HRS. WITH A DESTINATION OF PORTLAND, ME. ONE PIC AND ONE FEMALE PASSENGER, N28070 WAS ON AN ANGEL FLIGHT TO BRING THE FEMALE PASSENGER TO MAINE MEDICAL CENTER. OVER MILLINOCKET, ME THE PIC SMELLED A FAINT ODOR OF SMOKE, HE ADDED OUTSIDE AIR IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ODOR DISAPPEARED. MAKING HIS APPROACH INTO PORTLAND MAINE JETPORT, HE ENGAGED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD ONLY TWO MAIN GEAR LANDING LIGHTS BUT NO NOSE WHEEL LIGHT, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CURCUIT BREAKER HAD "POPPED" HE ATTEMPTED THE RESET THE BREAKER BUT EVERY TIME THAT HE DID THE BREAKER KEPT POPPING. PIC ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR KNOB BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT REMAINED OFF, MADE SOME AGGRESIVE MANEUVERS TO SEE IF HE COULD ASSIST THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BUT THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE PIC DID A FLYBY THE TOWER AND ATC INDICATED TO N28070 THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED SOMEWHAT DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED. THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 BEYOND THE INTERSECTION OF 29/11 IF HE WAS ABLE, N28070 LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 JUST BEYOND 29/11. DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO ALL THREE BLADES OF THE PROPELLER AND SOME SCRAPING ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE NOSE COWLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
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