What happened
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The airman departed mount Vernon, IL airport in Cessna conquest N441EC on a 14 CFR part 91 repositioning flight to sturgis KY. While at mount Vernon, the aircraft had undergone extensive maintenace with removal and reinstallation of various major components including the landing gear.
Shortly after departure the airman stated the autopilot and flight director failed and he decided to return to mount Vernon for repairs. During the descent for landing he states he noticed the nose landing gear down light was illuminated with the landing gear actuator switch in the up position. After moving the landing gear actuator switch to the down position,he contacted the maintenance facility by UNICOM radio frequency to perform a low flyby to determine if the landing gear was down. They informed him the nose landing gear was up and the main landing gear was down. The airman then cycled the landing gear several times. He states he felt the nose landing gear was down after cycling and proceeded to land. During the landing rollout the airman stated he observed the nose go below the normal sight plane for landing and attempted to hold the nose up for as soft a touch down on the nose as possible. The aircraft received minor damage after landing with the nose gear retracted, the pilot in command and pilot rated passenger received no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN DEPARTED MOUNT VERNON, IL AIRPORT IN CESSNA CONQUEST N441EC ON A 14 CFR PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT TO STURGIS KY. WHILE AT MOUNT VERNON, THE AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE MAINTENACE WITH REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION OF VARIOUS MAJOR COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE LANDING GEAR.
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRMAN STATED THE AUTOPILOT AND FLIGHT DIRECTOR FAILED AND HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO MOUNT VERNON FOR REPAIRS. DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING HE STATES HE NOTICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR SWITCH IN THE UP POSITION. AFTER MOVING THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR SWITCH TO THE DOWN POSITION,HE CONTACTED THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY BY UNICOM RADIO FREQUENCY TO PERFORM A LOW FLYBY TO DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THEY INFORMED HIM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS UP AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE AIRMAN THEN CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. HE STATES HE FELT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AFTER CYCLING AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRMAN STATED HE OBSERVED THE NOSE GO BELOW THE NORMAL SIGHT PLANE FOR LANDING AND ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE NOSE UP FOR AS SOFT A TOUCH DOWN ON THE NOSE AS POSSIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
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