What happened
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?On approach to anaktuvuk pass (pakp), ambient temperature -35° c, the pilot noticed that only the two main gear indicator lights indicated green (down and locked). The nose gear indicator light was not illuminated and the red transfer light was illuminated (not down and not locked). The pilot recycled the gear handle, the result was no change to the main or the nose gear positions. The approach was aborted and the aircraft was flown back to Fairbanks (pafa), with the gear extended. As the aircraft approached Fairbanks, the pilot was instructed to cycle the landing gear emergency pump by the director of operations and director of maintenance. There was no change in the nose gear position (not down and not locked). The decision was made to land the aircraft with the nose gear in not down and not locked position. The pilot made a slow northerly approach and gently set the aircraft down. The aircraft experienced moderate damage to the underside of the nose cone, nose landing gear doors and to both left and right propeller blades. There were no injuries to the passenger or pilot or damage to the runway. After the aircraft had landed, it was determined that the nose gear actuator's down (pressure) fitting had sheared at the attachment site of the actuator. According to a recent maintenance records check, there has not been a recorded replacement or adjustment of the nose gear actuator fitting or hydraulic hose in the last 4 years.?
As the FAA filed it
?ON APPROACH TO ANAKTUVUK PASS (PAKP), AMBIENT TEMPERATURE -35° C, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT ONLY THE TWO MAIN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATED GREEN (DOWN AND LOCKED). THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE RED TRANSFER LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED (NOT DOWN AND NOT LOCKED). THE PILOT RECYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE, THE RESULT WAS NO CHANGE TO THE MAIN OR THE NOSE GEAR POSITIONS. THE APPROACH WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO FAIRBANKS (PAFA), WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FAIRBANKS, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY PUMP BY THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE NOSE GEAR POSITION (NOT DOWN AND NOT LOCKED). THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN NOT DOWN AND NOT LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT MADE A SLOW NORTHERLY APPROACH AND GENTLY SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOSE CONE, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER OR PILOT OR DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR'S DOWN (PRESSURE) FITTING HAD SHEARED AT THE ATTACHMENT SITE OF THE ACTUATOR. ACCORDING TO A RECENT MAINTENANCE RECORDS CHECK, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECORDED REPLACEMENT OR ADJUSTMENT OF THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FITTING OR HYDRAULIC HOSE IN THE LAST 4 YEARS.?
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