# Incident 20130423006859I: Cessna 441, Mt Vernon, IL, April 23, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2013, 11:45 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3142° N, 88.9175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3142&lon=-88.9175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N441EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 130 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130423006859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## Other reports on N441EC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20260130003509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260130003509A), Jan 30, 2026: Cessna 441 (N441EC), Pflugerville, TX, Substantial damage. On takeoff rollout on runway 31, aircraft when approching V1 speed, nose wheel tire failed/blew out aircraft continued off the departure end of runway and came…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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