What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 14th 2020 N3984W a Beech duke was on approach to runway 5L, when the commercial pilot selected the gear to a down position. Upon extending the gear the gear indicator showed 2 green 1 red, indicating failure of the nose gear to be in a locked and down position. The pilot recycled the gear to determine if the situation would resolve. It did not.
In cooperation with the tower he flew a low approach to determine if the gear was down. They were able to visualize that the nose gear was down.
At this time he was handed back to approach who vectored him in order to try a manual gear extension. He consulted the emergency protocol for manual gear extension and found that he could not turn the gear mechanism any further. At this point he declared an emergency.
He then prepared the 5 passengers on board for the landing.
He tried once more to cycle the gear again in case the manual procedure helped the situation. It did not resolve the 2 green 1 red annunciation, indicating a failure of the nose gear to lock. In coordination with the tower he did a second low approach to validate that the gear was down following the above procedures.
He was informed by tower that a 777 was inbound with low fuel and was asked if he could delay his landing until they were on the ground. He responded to the tower that he had adequate fuel on board, and were okay to delay landing. He waited for the 777 to land and for all wake turbulence to be cleared.
N3984W was cleared to land by tower, lined aircraft up on the final approach course and followed emergency landing protocol.
He landed the aircraft on the main gear, on the runway centerline, held the nose gear up and bled off airspeed, until the nose gear contacted the runway. The aircraft initially stabilized on the nose gear; he did not use any breaks to avoid stress on the system. As the aircraft continued its roll, he first felt a shimmy, a deviation to the left, that he countered with rudder, and then felt the nose gear collapse and the prop strike on the runway. He closed the mixture, to stop the engines.
The passenger?s completed the emergency exit and moved away from the aircraft as instructed.
He secured the aircraft for protection of all emergency personnel. Shut off the fuel, turned off the avionics master, shut off batteries, turned off the mags.
He exited the aircraft, communicated the status of the aircraft to emergency personnel for safety reasons.
He also validated that all passengers were safe and uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 14TH 2020 N3984W A BEECH DUKE WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5L, WHEN THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR TO A DOWN POSITION. UPON EXTENDING THE GEAR THE GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED 2 GREEN 1 RED, INDICATING FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR TO BE IN A LOCKED AND DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE GEAR TO DETERMINE IF THE SITUATION WOULD RESOLVE. IT DID NOT.
IN COOPERATION WITH THE TOWER HE FLEW A LOW APPROACH TO DETERMINE IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THEY WERE ABLE TO VISUALIZE THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN.
AT THIS TIME HE WAS HANDED BACK TO APPROACH WHO VECTORED HIM IN ORDER TO TRY A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. HE CONSULTED THE EMERGENCY PROTOCOL FOR MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND FOUND THAT HE COULD NOT TURN THE GEAR MECHANISM ANY FURTHER. AT THIS POINT HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.
HE THEN PREPARED THE 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD FOR THE LANDING.
HE TRIED ONCE MORE TO CYCLE THE GEAR AGAIN IN CASE THE MANUAL PROCEDURE HELPED THE SITUATION. IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE 2 GREEN 1 RED ANNUNCIATION, INDICATING A FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR TO LOCK. IN COORDINATION WITH THE TOWER HE DID A SECOND LOW APPROACH TO VALIDATE THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN FOLLOWING THE ABOVE PROCEDURES.
HE WAS INFORMED BY TOWER THAT A 777 WAS INBOUND WITH LOW FUEL AND WAS ASKED IF HE COULD DELAY HIS LANDING UNTIL THEY WERE ON THE GROUND. HE RESPONDED TO THE TOWER THAT HE HAD ADEQUATE FUEL ON BOARD, AND WERE OKAY TO DELAY LANDING. HE WAITED FOR THE 777 TO LAND AND FOR ALL WAKE TURBULENCE TO BE CLEARED.
N3984W WAS CLEARED TO LAND BY TOWER, LINED AIRCRAFT UP ON THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE AND FOLLOWED EMERGENCY LANDING PROTOCOL.
HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAIN GEAR, ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, HELD THE NOSE GEAR UP AND BLED OFF AIRSPEED, UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY STABILIZED ON THE NOSE GEAR; HE DID NOT USE ANY BREAKS TO AVOID STRESS ON THE SYSTEM. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS ROLL, HE FIRST FELT A SHIMMY, A DEVIATION TO THE LEFT, THAT HE COUNTERED WITH RUDDER, AND THEN FELT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AND THE PROP STRIKE ON THE RUNWAY. HE CLOSED THE MIXTURE, TO STOP THE ENGINES.
THE PASSENGER?S COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY EXIT AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AS INSTRUCTED.
HE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR PROTECTION OF ALL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. SHUT OFF THE FUEL, TURNED OFF THE AVIONICS MASTER, SHUT OFF BATTERIES, TURNED OFF THE MAGS.
HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, COMMUNICATED THE STATUS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR SAFETY REASONS.
HE ALSO VALIDATED THAT ALL PASSENGERS WERE SAFE AND UNINJURED.