20171214023079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 501 · Houston, TX · December 14, 2017

Date: December 14, 2017 · 02:19 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Ellington Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N797SE
Reported as: Cessna 501
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,141 total506 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N797SERegistered now · Cessna 501S/N 501-0151 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 501 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Pilot reported an unsafe gear indication after selecting gear down, the main gear indicatiors displayed down and locked (green) and the nose gear indicator showed unsafe (no light). Pilot reported the landing gear was cycled with the same results. Pilot then executed an emergency gear down procedure with same results. Aircraft landed on runway 17R with nose wheel retracted and main wheels donw and locked. No injuries reported

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN, THE MAIN GEAR INDICATIORS DISPLAYED DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN) AND THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED UNSAFE (NO LIGHT). PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. PILOT THEN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN PROCEDURE WITH SAME RESULTS. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 17R WITH NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED AND MAIN WHEELS DONW AND LOCKED. NO INJURIES REPORTED