What happened
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Pilot stated that he and his wife were travelling from dickinson, ND to killdeer, ND. Main landing gear would come down but nose gear did not and the motor kept running, pilot decided to divert to Bismarck, ND due to the availability of services. Cycling the gear several times and trying the hand pump produced no other results in landing gear operation.
Damage was concentrated on the cowling/nose landing gear door.
The engine shut off prior to impact, damage to composite propeller appeared to be due to windmilling effect.
Landing gear was cycled several times on jacks with cowling/nose landing gear door removed using ship battery power and no defects could be noted. Hydraulic components are being sent to overhaul facility for further evaluation.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE AND HIS WIFE WERE TRAVELLING FROM DICKINSON, ND TO KILLDEER, ND. MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD COME DOWN BUT NOSE GEAR DID NOT AND THE MOTOR KEPT RUNNING, PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO BISMARCK, ND DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES. CYCLING THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND TRYING THE HAND PUMP PRODUCED NO OTHER RESULTS IN LANDING GEAR OPERATION.
DAMAGE WAS CONCENTRATED ON THE COWLING/NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR.
THE ENGINE SHUT OFF PRIOR TO IMPACT, DAMAGE TO COMPOSITE PROPELLER APPEARED TO BE DUE TO WINDMILLING EFFECT.
LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES ON JACKS WITH COWLING/NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR REMOVED USING SHIP BATTERY POWER AND NO DEFECTS COULD BE NOTED. HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS ARE BEING SENT TO OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
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