What happened
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The plane is a 1969 T210J with a tsio-520-H engine. Registration number
N2279R serial number T210-0429. Weather was clear, wind 120 @ 10 KTS gust
To 16. Normal takeoff. Dropped gear at mid-field downwind, visually
Checked main gear and was down. Visually check both green light and handle
Was in the neutral position. Turned base. Turn to final went through glumps
Check again. I had a green light and main gear were visible. Normal
Approach speed. Touchdown main gear. When the nose came down the nose
Continued down and I realized that the nose gear was not locked. I
Performed immediate action, pulled up and open the throttle to full. This
Is when I heard the propeller touch the runway. With the nose in the high
Position I managed to get the plane back off the ground with approximately
5000 Feet of
Runway left, I asked the controller (tom jordak) if I had a nose gear. He
Confirmed and I set the
Airplane back down on the mains. I then let the airplane settle on the nose
As carefully as possible. The nose gear held and I taxied back to the
Hanger notifying the tower that I had a prop strike. Tom and I discussed
Whether he saw the gear down on final. He verified that there were three
Wheels down on my approach. All this can be verified by tom jordak the
Controller on duty and the tapes of the radio and phone recording.
Note: pilot reported that the aircraft sustained no other damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PLANE IS A 1969 T210J WITH A TSIO-520-H ENGINE. REGISTRATION NUMBER
N2279R SERIAL NUMBER T210-0429. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, WIND 120 @ 10 KTS GUST
TO 16. NORMAL TAKEOFF. DROPPED GEAR AT MID-FIELD DOWNWIND, VISUALLY
CHECKED MAIN GEAR AND WAS DOWN. VISUALLY CHECK BOTH GREEN LIGHT AND HANDLE
WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. TURNED BASE. TURN TO FINAL WENT THROUGH GLUMPS
CHECK AGAIN. I HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND MAIN GEAR WERE VISIBLE. NORMAL
APPROACH SPEED. TOUCHDOWN MAIN GEAR. WHEN THE NOSE CAME DOWN THE NOSE
CONTINUED DOWN AND I REALIZED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED. I
PERFORMED IMMEDIATE ACTION, PULLED UP AND OPEN THE THROTTLE TO FULL. THIS
IS WHEN I HEARD THE PROPELLER TOUCH THE RUNWAY. WITH THE NOSE IN THE HIGH
POSITION I MANAGED TO GET THE PLANE BACK OFF THE GROUND WITH APPROXIMATELY
5000 FEET OF
RUNWAY LEFT, I ASKED THE CONTROLLER (TOM JORDAK) IF I HAD A NOSE GEAR. HE
CONFIRMED AND I SET THE
AIRPLANE BACK DOWN ON THE MAINS. I THEN LET THE AIRPLANE SETTLE ON THE NOSE
AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE. THE NOSE GEAR HELD AND I TAXIED BACK TO THE
HANGER NOTIFYING THE TOWER THAT I HAD A PROP STRIKE. TOM AND I DISCUSSED
WHETHER HE SAW THE GEAR DOWN ON FINAL. HE VERIFIED THAT THERE WERE THREE
WHEELS DOWN ON MY APPROACH. ALL THIS CAN BE VERIFIED BY TOM JORDAK THE
CONTROLLER ON DUTY AND THE TAPES OF THE RADIO AND PHONE RECORDING.
NOTE: PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO OTHER DAMAGE.
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