What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 21, 2010 Cessna aircraft N6160Q departed Deer Valley Airport (dvt) at approximately 0924 mountain standard time; 1624Z was substantially damaged when the pilot encountered a main landing gear malfunction after departure and returned to the (dvt) airport. According to the FAA data base, the aircraft (N6160Q) is registered to a privacy data omitted. The pilot privacy data omitted was operating the aircraft under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. The commercial pilot and passengers of two reportethe pilot reported shortly after departure on runway 7R (dvt) he selected gear up and as the gear retracted he heard a loud clunk. He made a visual inspection of the main landing gear light indicators and noticed he had two green lights and one dark being the nose landing gear. The pilot could see in the mirror the nose landing gear was partially retracted. The pilot stated he then selected gear down and could still see in the mirror the nose landing gear was still partially retracted. At that time he notified the tower he would be returning to the airport (dvt) with a gear problem and to roll the trucks. During his return to the airport the pilot attempted two emergency extensions with no results and elected to land the aircraft with the nose gear partially retracted. After touch down, the pilot stated he kept the nose of the aircraft up as long as possible until the airspeed bled off allowing the nose to fall onto the runway, skidding to a stop. The passengers and pilot evacuated the aircraft with no injuries. There was no fire. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 21, 2010 CESSNA AIRCRAFT N6160Q DEPARTED DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) AT APPROXIMATELY 0924 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME; 1624Z WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A MAIN LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION AFTER DEPARTURE AND RETURNED TO THE (DVT) AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA DATA BASE, THE AIRCRAFT (N6160Q) IS REGISTERED TO A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGERS OF TWO REPORTETHE PILOT REPORTED SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 7R (DVT) HE SELECTED GEAR UP AND AS THE GEAR RETRACTED HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNK. HE MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT INDICATORS AND NOTICED HE HAD TWO GREEN LIGHTS AND ONE DARK BEING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT COULD SEE IN THE MIRROR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY RETRACTED. THE PILOT STATED HE THEN SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND COULD STILL SEE IN THE MIRROR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL PARTIALLY RETRACTED. AT THAT TIME HE NOTIFIED THE TOWER HE WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT (DVT) WITH A GEAR PROBLEM AND TO ROLL THE TRUCKS. DURING HIS RETURN TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TWO EMERGENCY EXTENSIONS WITH NO RESULTS AND ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT STATED HE KEPT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE UNTIL THE AIRSPEED BLED OFF ALLOWING THE NOSE TO FALL ONTO THE RUNWAY, SKIDDING TO A STOP. THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE. NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.