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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 401B · Williamsburg, SC · March 8, 2012

Date: March 8, 2012 · 16:30 local
Place: Williamsburg, SC
Airport: Williamsburg Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N44349
Reported as: Cessna 401B
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N44349Registration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Cessna 401BS/N 401B0049 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 401B 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.

Pilot was attempting to land at Williamsburg Regional Airport, south carolina. The pilot placed the landing gear handle to the down position. No green light illuminated for the nose gear position. Aircraft was flown past people on the ground and asked to check gear, and it was reported to be down. On rollout after landing, the nose gear collapsed causing minor damage to the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. NO GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE NOSE GEAR POSITION. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN PAST PEOPLE ON THE GROUND AND ASKED TO CHECK GEAR, AND IT WAS REPORTED TO BE DOWN. ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.