# Incident 20180308001589I: Aero Commander 112, Fort Pierce, FL, March 8, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2018, 12:46 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1247J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1247J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180308001589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 3/8/18 UPON ENTRY INTO THE RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 28LPILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND.  UPON EXTENDING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT SHOW A GREEN LIGHT TO INDICATE IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, ONLY TWO MAIN GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.  PILOT REQUESTED TO EXTEND DOWNWIND AND EXIT THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO THE EAST IN ORDER TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND TROUBLE SHOOT FURTHER.  WHILE OUTSIDE THE TRAFFIC PATTER, THE TOWER ASKED IF THE PILOT WOULD LIKE A FLYBY DOWN RUNWAY 28L FOR THEM TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE GEAR POSITION.  THE PILOT FLEW DOWN THE RUNWAY.  THE TOWER STATED THE GEAR DID APPEAR TO BE DOWN AND CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO LAND.  PILOT TOLD THE TOWER HE DID NOT WISH TO LAND AT THAT TIME AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO DEPART THE PATTERN TO THE WEST IN ORDER TO FURTHER TROUBLESHOOT THE GEAR, RUN THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN PROCEDURE.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO COMPLETE THE EMERGENCY GEAR CHECKLIST ITEMS.  THIS INCLUDED YAWING THE PLANE AND USING G FORCES TO MOVE THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE DOWN & LOCKED POSITION.  PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND UPON TOUCHING DOWN ON THE MAINS AS THE PILOT RELEASED BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS TO LOWER THE NOSE, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED.  PROPELLOR, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND ENGINE COWLING  DAMAGED

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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