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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A24R · Griffith, IN · July 29, 2012

Date: July 29, 2012 · 11:25 local
Place: Griffith, IN
Airport: Griffity-Merriville Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8029R
Reported as: Beech A24R
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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Incident reported 7/29/2012 in which privacy data omitted the pilot landed at grifith, Indiana airport (K05C) without nose landing gear down and locked, resulting in nose gear collapse upon landing. Prior to landing the pilot conduct emergency gear extention proceedures and was unable to attain a nose gear down and locked indication. Main landing gear were down and locked, as indicated. Aircraft propeller impact with runway during rollout.

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT REPORTED 7/29/2012 IN WHICH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT LANDED AT GRIFITH, INDIANA AIRPORT (K05C) WITHOUT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE UPON LANDING. PRIOR TO LANDING THE PILOT CONDUCT EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENTION PROCEEDURES AND WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION.MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED, AS INDICATED. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER IMPACT WITH RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT.