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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Crete, NE · November 25, 2014

Date: November 25, 2014 · 11:59 local
Place: Crete, NE
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N739BM
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 622 total25 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The aircraft was on a flight from Crete, NE to salina, KS. The aircraft attempted to land in salina and did not receive a down and lock indication when the landing gear handle was selected "down". It was confirmed by person(s) on the ground at salina that the nose landing gear was not down, although the main landing gear appeared to be down. The pilot decided to return to return to Crete, NE where the maintenance is performed on the aircraft. Upon arrival at Crete the pilot made contact with the local maintenance personnel via UNICOM and made several attempts to extend the nose landing gear, both normally and with the emergency extension. The gear would not extend and the decision was made to land the aircraft with the nose gear retracted and mains extended. The landing resulted in minor damage to the nose landing gear doors and tunnel, engine cowling, and propeller. Examination of the aircraft after the incident did not reveal an identifiable cause for the nose gear not extending.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM CRETE, NE TO SALINA, KS. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN SALINA AND DID NOT RECEIVE A DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION WHEN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED "DOWN". IT WAS CONFIRMED BY PERSON(S) ON THE GROUND AT SALINA THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN, ALTHOUGH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO RETURN TO CRETE, NE WHERE THE MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT. UPON ARRIVAL AT CRETE THE PILOT MADE CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VIA UNICOM AND MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, BOTH NORMALLY AND WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION. THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND MAINS EXTENDED. THE LANDING RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND TUNNEL, ENGINE COWLING, AND PROPELLER. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL AN IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE FOR THE NOSE GEAR NOT EXTENDING.