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FAA incident report · Raytheon HAWKER 850XP · Chattanooga, TN · June 2, 2023

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Date
June 2, 2023 · 18:56 local
Place
Chattanooga, TN
Airport
Chattanooga Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N568BB
Reported as
Raytheon Hawker 850XP
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,205 total
N568BBRegistered now · Raytheon HAWKER 850XPS/N 258826 · Built 2007Airframe modelRaytheon HAWKER 850XPEngine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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Crew was flying the aircraft on a post maintenance test flight. Prior to landing, the nose landing gear failed to show it was down and locked. Checklist was followed for the emergency extension of the landing gear. Flight crew was unable to get the nose in the down and locked position. Annunciator was showing red unsafe nose gear along with mechanical lock pin not being up for a down and locked nose gear. Crew did a flyby of the kcha tower at approximately 100FT AGL for a visual inspection of the landing gear position. The tower reported that all landing gear appeared to be down. Due to the nose gear not indicating a green down and locked or the mechanical pin indication of the nose gear being locked in the down position. Crew declared an emergency prior to landing at kcha. Crew followed the manufacturer approved checklist for landing with the nose gear showing red nose gear unsafe. Upon landing the nose landing gear retracted, aircraft settled on its nose, staying centered on the runway. No injuries to the crew or anyone on the ground. Aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

CREW WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT ON A POST MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO SHOW IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED FOR THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO GET THE NOSE IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. ANNUNCIATOR WAS SHOWING RED UNSAFE NOSE GEAR ALONG WITH MECHANICAL LOCK PIN NOT BEING UP FOR A DOWN AND LOCKED NOSE GEAR. CREW DID A FLYBY OF THE KCHA TOWER AT APPROXIMATELY 100FT AGL FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR POSITION. THE TOWER REPORTED THAT ALL LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR NOT INDICATING A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED OR THE MECHANICAL PIN INDICATION OF THE NOSE GEAR BEING LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PRIOR TO LANDING AT KCHA. CREW FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURER APPROVED CHECKLIST FOR LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR SHOWING RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE. UPON LANDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON ITS NOSE, STAYING CENTERED ON THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.