# Incident 20141108021909I: Nanchang China CJ-6A, Lakeland, FL, November 8, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9876° N, 82.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKELAND LINDER INTL (LAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9876&lon=-82.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6315T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6315T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6A (registry code 056183N, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141108021909I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 08 2014 AT 0930 N6315T LANDED AT LAKELAND AIRPORT NOSE GEAR UP. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND A PNEUMATIC AIRLINE THAT OPERATES THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR RUPTURED AND FAILED TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE ENGINE COWLING AND PROP BLADES. AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THIS OFFICE REQUESTED THE RETURN TO SERVICE LOG BOOK ENTRY TO REVIEW.

## Other reports on N6315T (1)

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

- [Incident 20230824014499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230824014499I), Aug 24, 2023: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N6315T), Milton, FL, Minor damage. Pilot reported this was his second landing while remaining in the pattern, no idications of any issues during the approach to touchdown. During rollout…

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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