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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Laurel, MS · March 26, 2012

Date: March 26, 2012 · 16:00 local
Place: Laurel, MS
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N641TK
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,931 total423 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On March 26, 2012, the pilot of a Pilatus PC-12, aircraft was returning to Laurel hesler-noble airport (klul). Upon arrival the pilot planned a visual approach to runway 31, weather was VFR. Upon extending the landing gear, the pilot notice the nose gear indicated up and locked. The pilot contacted a mechanic at the Laurel-noble airport. He informed the mechanic of the situation and that he would circle overhead to try and do an emergency extension and would need assistance. The pilot refered to the Pilatus qrh and was usable to get a down indication. He informed the mechanic and performed a low pass over the runway to have the nose observed. After completing all qrh procedures and various flight maneuvers to get the nose gear down, all attempts was unsucessful. At approximatlely 1915 local time the pilot completed the emergencey procedures for landing with the nose gear up. The aircraft landed suffering minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 26, 2012, THE PILOT OF A PILATUS PC-12, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO LAUREL HESLER-NOBLE AIRPORT (KLUL). UPON ARRIVAL THE PILOT PLANNED A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31, WEATHER WAS VFR. UPON EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT NOTICE THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED UP AND LOCKED. THE PILOT CONTACTED A MECHANIC AT THE LAUREL-NOBLE AIRPORT. HE INFORMED THE MECHANIC OF THE SITUATION AND THAT HE WOULD CIRCLE OVERHEAD TO TRY AND DO AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND WOULD NEED ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT REFERED TO THE PILATUS QRH AND WAS USABLE TO GET A DOWN INDICATION. HE INFORMED THE MECHANIC AND PERFORMED A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY TO HAVE THE NOSE OBSERVED. AFTER COMPLETING ALL QRH PROCEDURES AND VARIOUS FLIGHT MANEUVERS TO GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN, ALL ATTEMPTS WAS UNSUCESSFUL. AT APPROXIMATLELY 1915 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT COMPLETED THE EMERGENCEY PROCEDURES FOR LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SUFFERING MINOR DAMAGE.