What happened
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Aircraft departed with two crew and four passengers on January 20, 2025. Weather at departure was noted as overcast with moderate rain and 66F. Pilot in command (PIC) noted "a fair bit of rain" while climbing out. The aircraft was cleared to land at destination airport. Upon decent, PIC instructed second in command (SIC) to extend the landing gear. The main landing gear (MLG) indicated down but nose landing gear (NLG) indicated unsafe. The nose pin indicator also showed the NLG up. PIC did a go-around. After several attempts to cycle the landing gear, the crew unsuccessfully ran the "landing gear three green not indicated" checklist repeatedly. After a failed attempt to lower the NLG with the hand pump, the PIC diverted to an airport with on-site emergency services, favoring the longest runway. PIC decided that the safest way to land would be with the MLG down. ATC tower relayed visual confirmation from ground personnel that the MLG were down, and the NLG was up on a flyby. The crew flew around, briefed the passengers, and landed with NLG up. SIC shut down engines after touch down. The aircraft stopped on the runway and the SIC helped the passengers deplane through the main cabin door. PIC secured the aircraft and exited last, then assembled with SIC and passengers, noting all accounted for and uninjured. Ambient temperature at the time of landing was -23F.
On February 6, 2025, under the direction of the NTSB investigator and procedures provided by the aircraft manufacturer's senior air safety investigator, full landing gear function checks were performed by maintenance in a temperature-controlled hangar. The NLG doors were opened by a maintainer and the nose gear lowered without command or assistance. The doors experienced binding from damage sustained during the landing and were disengaged for further testing. Maintainers were successful at raising and lowering the nose gear with the hand hydraulic pump. No binding of the gear within the wheel well was noted. Landing gear indication functioned properly. The emergency lowering of the NLG worked properly, as well. Further tests were conducted on all landing gear with low pressure hydraulics, followed by high pressure hydraulics, with no discrepancies noted.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH TWO CREW AND FOUR PASSENGERS ON JANUARY 20, 2025. WEATHER AT DEPARTURE WAS NOTED AS OVERCAST WITH MODERATE RAIN AND 66F. PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) NOTED "A FAIR BIT OF RAIN" WHILE CLIMBING OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT DESTINATION AIRPORT. UPON DECENT, PIC INSTRUCTED SECOND IN COMMAND (SIC) TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) INDICATED DOWN BUT NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) INDICATED UNSAFE. THE NOSE PIN INDICATOR ALSO SHOWED THE NLG UP. PIC DID A GO-AROUND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR, THE CREW UNSUCCESSFULLY RAN THE "LANDING GEAR THREE GREEN NOT INDICATED" CHECKLIST REPEATEDLY. AFTER A FAILED ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE NLG WITH THE HAND PUMP, THE PIC DIVERTED TO AN AIRPORT WITH ON-SITE EMERGENCY SERVICES, FAVORING THE LONGEST RUNWAY. PIC DECIDED THAT THE SAFEST WAY TO LAND WOULD BE WITH THE MLG DOWN. ATC TOWER RELAYED VISUAL CONFIRMATION FROM GROUND PERSONNEL THAT THE MLG WERE DOWN, AND THE NLG WAS UP ON A FLYBY. THE CREW FLEW AROUND, BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS, AND LANDED WITH NLG UP. SIC SHUT DOWN ENGINES AFTER TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE SIC HELPED THE PASSENGERS DEPLANE THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. PIC SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED LAST, THEN ASSEMBLED WITH SIC AND PASSENGERS, NOTING ALL ACCOUNTED FOR AND UNINJURED. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF LANDING WAS -23F.
ON FEBRUARY 6, 2025, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR AND PROCEDURES PROVIDED BY THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER'S SENIOR AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR, FULL LANDING GEAR FUNCTION CHECKS WERE PERFORMED BY MAINTENANCE IN A TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED HANGAR. THE NLG DOORS WERE OPENED BY A MAINTAINER AND THE NOSE GEAR LOWERED WITHOUT COMMAND OR ASSISTANCE. THE DOORS EXPERIENCED BINDING FROM DAMAGE SUSTAINED DURING THE LANDING AND WERE DISENGAGED FOR FURTHER TESTING. MAINTAINERS WERE SUCCESSFUL AT RAISING AND LOWERING THE NOSE GEAR WITH THE HAND HYDRAULIC PUMP. NO BINDING OF THE GEAR WITHIN THE WHEEL WELL WAS NOTED. LANDING GEAR INDICATION FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE EMERGENCY LOWERING OF THE NLG WORKED PROPERLY, AS WELL. FURTHER TESTS WERE CONDUCTED ON ALL LANDING GEAR WITH LOW PRESSURE HYDRAULICS, FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULICS, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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