What happened
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Aircraft N405PT departed north little rock municipal airport, (kork) to Spirit Of St Louis Airport (ksus). Upon extension of the landing gear on approach to (ksus) the pilot did not get all three gear down indicator lights. The pilot could visually see the landing gear mains appeared extended but could not see the nose gear to confirm it was down. The pilot requested from air traffic control (ATC) a flyby to confirm the nose gear was extended. The tower confirmed it appeared the nose gear was extended. At this point the pilot went through the landing gear emergency procedure checklist. The pilot raised the emergency pump handle and attempted to pump the landing gear. The pilot stated he felt resistance so he felt the gear was visibly fully extended although he did not have 3 green light indication. He landed at a speed as slow as possible. The landing felt normal for only a few seconds. The aircraft steered hard left and the pilot stated he had little or no rudder pedal control to correct. The pilot used right brake and the aircraft turned back to the right and continued to the right until the aircraft left the right side of the runway into the grass. The aircraft then slid with the left wing first and came to a stop with all three gear collapsed. There is also damage to both propellers, engine and lower cabin pressure fuselage vessel. The nose landing gear (leg upper drag) (brace) part number 50-820205-17 had fractured. The nose landing gear actuator part number 50-820208-5 was fractured at the (clevis)-nose gear actuator. The nose steering link part number 50-820102-12 was fractured. It is indeterminable as to which component failed first. Due to the nose gear failure the left and right main landing gears collapsed during the accident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N405PT DEPARTED NORTH LITTLE ROCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (KORK) TO SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS AIRPORT (KSUS). UPON EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR ON APPROACH TO (KSUS) THE PILOT DID NOT GET ALL THREE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE PILOT COULD VISUALLY SEE THE LANDING GEAR MAINS APPEARED EXTENDED BUT COULD NOT SEE THE NOSE GEAR TO CONFIRM IT WAS DOWN. THE PILOT REQUESTED FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) A FLYBY TO CONFIRM THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE TOWER CONFIRMED IT APPEARED THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT WENT THROUGH THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST. THE PILOT RAISED THE EMERGENCY PUMP HANDLE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT RESISTANCE SO HE FELT THE GEAR WAS VISIBLY FULLY EXTENDED ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE 3 GREEN LIGHT INDICATION. HE LANDED AT A SPEED AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE. THE LANDING FELT NORMAL FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE AIRCRAFT STEERED HARD LEFT AND THE PILOT STATED HE HAD LITTLE OR NO RUDDER PEDAL CONTROL TO CORRECT. THE PILOT USED RIGHT BRAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID WITH THE LEFT WING FIRST AND CAME TO A STOP WITH ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE IS ALSO DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS, ENGINE AND LOWER CABIN PRESSURE FUSELAGE VESSEL. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (LEG UPPER DRAG) (BRACE) PART NUMBER 50-820205-17 HAD FRACTURED. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR PART NUMBER 50-820208-5 WAS FRACTURED AT THE (CLEVIS)-NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. THE NOSE STEERING LINK PART NUMBER 50-820102-12 WAS FRACTURED. IT IS INDETERMINABLE AS TO WHICH COMPONENT FAILED FIRST. DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR FAILURE THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED DURING THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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