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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Opa Locka, FL · February 4, 2010

Date: February 4, 2010 · 12:34 local
Place: Opa Locka, FL
Airport: Opa Locka
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N414AW
Reported as: Cessna 414
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,600 total208 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N414AWRegistered now · Cessna 414S/N 4140520 Airframe modelCessna 414 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The flight was being operated by coast guard auxiliary pilots, from kvqq-kopf. On visual approach to kopf runway 9L, the pilot in command selected the landing gear to the down position and heard "three or four loud bangs." When the landing gear extension cycle was complete, the gear indicator showed a green indication for both main gear, no nose gear indication, and the gear unsafe light was illuminated. The PIC conducted a go-around, and then returned for a low pass over the runway. The tower confirmed that the nose gear appeared only partially extended. The PIC then attempted to complete the emergency checklist for gear failure. The emergency gear extension handle would not crank towards the down position. At that point, the PIC declared an emergency with air traffic and agreed that runway 12 was the best option for landing. On touchdown, the aircraft stopped on the runway centerline, causing minor damage to the nose gear doors and propeller tips.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED BY COAST GUARD AUXILIARY PILOTS, FROM KVQQ-KOPF. ON VISUAL APPROACH TO KOPF RUNWAY 9L, THE PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION AND HEARD "THREE OR FOUR LOUD BANGS." WHEN THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CYCLE WAS COMPLETE, THE GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED A GREEN INDICATION FOR BOTH MAIN GEAR, NO NOSE GEAR INDICATION, AND THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PIC CONDUCTED A GO-AROUND, AND THEN RETURNED FOR A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE PIC THEN ATTEMPTED TO COMPLETE THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR GEAR FAILURE. THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE WOULD NOT CRANK TOWARDS THE DOWN POSITION. AT THAT POINT, THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AIR TRAFFIC AND AGREED THAT RUNWAY 12 WAS THE BEST OPTION FOR LANDING. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND PROPELLER TIPS.

Other reports on N414AW · 3

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

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