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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Jacksonville, FL · November 4, 2018

Date: November 4, 2018 · 18:10 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: OBGA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N728MG
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
People aboard: 12
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N728MGRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 607 · Built 2005 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Heard and felt a "pop" from NLG section without NLG handle being touched and a unsafe red light indicated for NLG during final approach. Landing gear handle put into extended position and still red light for NLG, 2 green for mlg's. hand pump extension was tried with no success for NLG. Emergency was declared and aircraft landed carefully with NLG collapsing on touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

HEARD AND FELT A "POP" FROM NLG SECTION WITHOUT NLG HANDLE BEING TOUCHED AND A UNSAFE RED LIGHT INDICATED FOR NLG DURING FINAL APPROACH. LANDING GEAR HANDLE PUT INTO EXTENDED POSITION AND STILL RED LIGHT FOR NLG, 2 GREEN FOR MLG'S. HAND PUMP EXTENSION WAS TRIED WITH NO SUCCESS FOR NLG. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED CAREFULLY WITH NLG COLLAPSING ON TOUCHDOWN.