From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After takeoff the gear was cycled to the up postion. It was noted that the nose gear had an unsafe indication. The crew then flew past the tower to comfirm that the gear was up, tower did confirm the gear was up, but the nose gear doors were still open. The crew then cycled the gear down, and then did another flyby of the tower. Tower confirmed the gear was down but it appeared the nose gear was turned about 60-90 deg to the aircraft. The crew then flew for another hour to burn off fuel. At touchdown the nose wheel was still at about 90 deg. The nose skided down the centerline of the runway for aproximatley 1000 feet. There was no other damege to the aircraft other than the nose tire.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF THE GEAR WAS CYCLED TO THE UP POSTION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD AN UNSAFE INDICATION. THE CREW THEN FLEW PAST THE TOWER TO COMFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS UP, TOWER DID CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS UP, BUT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE STILL OPEN. THE CREW THEN CYCLED THE GEAR DOWN, AND THEN DID ANOTHER FLYBY OF THE TOWER. TOWER CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT IT APPEARED THE NOSE GEAR WAS TURNED ABOUT 60-90 DEG TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW THEN FLEW FOR ANOTHER HOUR TO BURN OFF FUEL. AT TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE WHEEL WAS STILL AT ABOUT 90 DEG. THE NOSE SKIDED DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY FOR APROXIMATLEY 1000 FEET. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMEGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN THE NOSE TIRE.
Other reports on N361PJ · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.