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FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Nashville, TN · May 26, 2010

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Date
May 26, 2010 · 18:30 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N97DH
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSI0-520-F-K
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,629 total2,790 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N97DHRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0450 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 421CEngine modelContinental GTSI0-520-F-KReciprocating

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What happened

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

IFR flight from gre to M54. When the pilot selected the gear down on the visual approach to M54, the nose gear did not indicate down and locked. Unable to get the nose gear to come down and lock, he requested bna approach for vectors and a fly by and requested emergency equipment. Landed on rwy 31 with the engines shut down and feathered. The aircraft touched down on the main gear and eventually came to a stop on the rwy. The nose gear remained up and locked.

As the FAA filed it

IFR FLIGHT FROM GRE TO M54. WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN ON THE VISUAL APPROACH TO M54, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. UNABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO COME DOWN AND LOCK, HE REQUESTED BNA APPROACH FOR VECTORS AND A FLY BY AND REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. LANDED ON RWY 31 WITH THE ENGINES SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE RWY. THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED UP AND LOCKED.