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FAA incident report · Cessna CE550 · Van Nuys, CA · November 22, 2022

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Date
November 22, 2022 · 17:50 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
E85A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N132GS
Reported as
Cessna CE550
Reported engine
P&Wa Canada JT15D-4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total

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What happened

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

The aircraft was on a maintenance check flight following a major inspection. On return to Van Nuys Airport, kvny, the nose landing gear (NLG) failed to extend. The flight crew completed aircraft emergency procedures to extend the gear and made numerous flights by the tower to confirm NLG position, which was confirmed not in the down position. An emergency landing on runway 16R was made with the aircraft sliding on the nose of the aircraft halfway down the runway coming to a stop on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT FOLLOWING A MAJOR INSPECTION. ON RETURN TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT, KVNY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) FAILED TO EXTEND. THE FLIGHT CREW COMPLETED AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND MADE NUMEROUS FLIGHTS BY THE TOWER TO CONFIRM NLG POSITION, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED NOT IN THE DOWN POSITION. AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 16R WAS MADE WITH THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.