What happened
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While approaching the airport for a fuel stop the pilot did not receive a 'down and locked' indication for the landing gear. A wing mounted gear mirror confirmed that the nose gear did not extend. After several attempts of normal deployment and emergency hand pump deployment, after all troubleshooting was exhausted by the pilot, the nose gear still would not come down.
The pilot performed a landing with the nose gear retracted causing minor damage to the aircraft. After jacking the aircraft and manually lowering the nose gear, the aircraft was moved into a hanger.
Inspection of the aircraft nose landing gear area was performed, it was discovered that the cotter pin and clevis pin that secured the nose gear lock door actuator to its linkage was no longer installed and prevented the nose gear from extending. If any additional information comes forward from the NTSB this report will be amended.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE APPROACHING THE AIRPORT FOR A FUEL STOP THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A 'DOWN AND LOCKED' INDICATION FOR THE LANDING GEAR. A WING MOUNTED GEAR MIRROR CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF NORMAL DEPLOYMENT AND EMERGENCY HAND PUMP DEPLOYMENT, AFTER ALL TROUBLESHOOTING WAS EXHAUSTED BY THE PILOT, THE NOSE GEAR STILL WOULD NOT COME DOWN.
THE PILOT PERFORMED A LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER JACKING THE AIRCRAFT AND MANUALLY LOWERING THE NOSE GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED INTO A HANGER.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA WAS PERFORMED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COTTER PIN AND CLEVIS PIN THAT SECURED THE NOSE GEAR LOCK DOOR ACTUATOR TO ITS LINKAGE WAS NO LONGER INSTALLED AND PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR FROM EXTENDING. IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMES FORWARD FROM THE NTSB THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.
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