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FAA incident report · Fruetel-Moore TURBIN LEGEND · Colorado Spring, CO · September 1, 2014

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Date
September 1, 2014 · 13:20 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Colorado Springs Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73XX
Reported as
Fruetel-Moore Turbin Legend
Reported engine
WALTER 601D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total60 in this make and model
N73XXRegistered now · Fruetel-Moore TURBIN LEGENDS/N 001F · Built 2003Airframe modelFruetel-Moore TURBIN LEGENDEngine modelWalter 601DTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

After aircraft N73XX was cleared to land on runway 17R, pilot, Mr. Mccomas selected the gear switch to the down position. After the selection was made, no indication of movement was displayed on the landing gear control panel. The landing gear did not transition from 'up and locked' to the 'down and locked' position. After several attempts to position the gear to the ?down? Position, privacy data omitted utilized the ?emergency? System to extend the landing gear. This resulted in the extension of the landing gear. The landing gear control panel displayed the main landing gear as down and locked. The nose gear however displayed ?transition?. privacy data omitted Requested that cos tower verify gear extension. They stated that it looked extended. After considering the options, privacy data omitted decided to attempt a landing under the condition that the nose gear did not reflect ?down and locked?. After touch down, privacy data omitted kept the nose of the aircraft off of the ground until airspeed reduced and the nose was lowered. At the point the nose of the aircraft touched down, the nose gear collapsed back. Damage to aircraft was to the propeller only.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER AIRCRAFT N73XX WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17R, PILOT, MR. MCCOMAS SELECTED THE GEAR SWITCH TO THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER THE SELECTION WAS MADE, NO INDICATION OF MOVEMENT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL. THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT TRANSITION FROM 'UP AND LOCKED' TO THE 'DOWN AND LOCKED' POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO POSITION THE GEAR TO THE ?DOWN? POSITION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UTILIZED THE ?EMERGENCY? SYSTEM TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THIS RESULTED IN THE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL DISPLAYED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE NOSE GEAR HOWEVER DISPLAYED ?TRANSITION?. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REQUESTED THAT COS TOWER VERIFY GEAR EXTENSION. THEY STATED THAT IT LOOKED EXTENDED. AFTER CONSIDERING THE OPTIONS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING UNDER THE CONDITION THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT REFLECT ?DOWN AND LOCKED?. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ KEPT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE GROUND UNTIL AIRSPEED REDUCED AND THE NOSE WAS LOWERED. AT THE POINT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BACK. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE PROPELLER ONLY.