What happened
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Aircraft departed kphl @ 18:06 EST. In- route kiah, 52 passengers and 4 crew on board. Upon arrival kiah, crew reported an unsafe gear indication for the nose gear. Flight crew initiateed 2 go around flights with a request to tower personnel to observe the front of the aircraft for an extended or retracted nose gear. No nose gear was noted by observance. The emergency extension for the landing gear was activated but the nose gear remained in the up position with the emergency procedures for gear extension having no effect. The crew initiated emergency procedures for landing at kiah on runway 27. The crew landed on the aircraft main wheels maintaining runway center line direction. The aircraft nose settled to runway 27 at approximately the runway 3500' mark. The aircraft slid for approximately 2200' and came to rest in the center of the runway. Emergency evacuation was initiated. There was 1 minor injury that occurred from the aircraft rear slide evacuation process. Airport emergency crews were on the scene immediately and foamed the runway around the aircraft as a precautionary procedure.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KPHL @ 18:06 EST. IN- ROUTE KIAH, 52 PASSENGERS AND 4 CREW ON BOARD. UPON ARRIVAL KIAH, CREW REPORTED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. FLIGHT CREW INITIATEED 2 GO AROUND FLIGHTS WITH A REQUEST TO TOWER PERSONNEL TO OBSERVE THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN EXTENDED OR RETRACTED NOSE GEAR. NO NOSE GEAR WAS NOTED BY OBSERVANCE. THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION FOR THE LANDING GEAR WAS ACTIVATED BUT THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION WITH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR GEAR EXTENSION HAVING NO EFFECT. THE CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LANDING AT KIAH ON RUNWAY 27. THE CREW LANDED ON THE AIRCRAFT MAIN WHEELS MAINTAINING RUNWAY CENTER LINE DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE SETTLED TO RUNWAY 27 AT APPROXIMATELY THE RUNWAY 3500' MARK. THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 2200' AND CAME TO REST IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS INITIATED. THERE WAS 1 MINOR INJURY THAT OCCURRED FROM THE AIRCRAFT REAR SLIDE EVACUATION PROCESS. AIRPORT EMERGENCY CREWS WERE ON THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY AND FOAMED THE RUNWAY AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AS A PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURE.
NTSB investigation
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