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FAA incident report · Cessna 320D · Lawrenceville, GA · April 26, 2020

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Date
April 26, 2020 · 21:25 local
Place
Lawrenceville, GA
Airport
Lawrenceville
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4189T
Reported as
Cessna 320D
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
1,589 total
N4189TRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · Cessna 320DS/N 320D0089 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 320DEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Extend the landing gear using the normal method around 135 mph. Never received a green light ( this aircraft only has one green light and will only illuminate when all 3 landing gears are in the down and locked position) noticed the nose gear hanging loosely in a 45 degree angle. Attempted manual crank to ectend gear unsuccefully. Declared emergency. Peformed low approach for ground personell to witness gear position. Not able to verify gear position from ground due to low light conditions. Landed with nose gear collapsing upon contact with ground during rollout. Aircraft can to full stop and secured.

As the FAA filed it

EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING THE NORMAL METHOD AROUND 135 MPH. NEVER RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT ( THIS AIRCRAFT ONLY HAS ONE GREEN LIGHT AND WILL ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN ALL 3 LANDING GEARS ARE IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION) NOTICED THE NOSE GEAR HANGING LOOSELY IN A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. ATTEMPTED MANUAL CRANK TO ECTEND GEAR UNSUCCEFULLY. DECLARED EMERGENCY. PEFORMED LOW APPROACH FOR GROUND PERSONELL TO WITNESS GEAR POSITION. NOT ABLE TO VERIFY GEAR POSITION FROM GROUND DUE TO LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING UPON CONTACT WITH GROUND DURING ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT CAN TO FULL STOP AND SECURED.