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FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · New London, NC · January 25, 2025

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Date
January 25, 2025 · 17:30 local
Place
New London, NC
Airport
Stanly County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N693TP
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total
N693TPRegistered now · Cessna 414S/N 414-0624 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 414Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 25, 2025, a Cessna 414 landed with the nose gear up on runway 22L at Stanly County Airport (kvuj). This was the third flight of the day. Weather at kvuj was VFR with winds 200/07. When the gear was selected down the pilot heard a loud pop from the lower floorboard near his feet. The landing gear indicators for the mains illuminated green and the nose gear indicator failed to illuminate. Nose gear did not extend after performing the emergency gear extension. Pilot declared an emergency and landed with the nose gear up.

An inspection of the aircraft after the incident revealed that the nose gear extension and retraction adjusting bell crank was broken, the bolt connecting the right nose gear door to the control rod was found missing, and the control rod was hanging loose in the nose landing gear wheel well.

These findings may have caused the nose gear to jam in the wheel well preventing it from extending.

Sas task# T-EA-68-FY25-0816

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 25, 2025, A CESSNA 414 LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 22L AT STANLY COUNTY AIRPORT (KVUJ). THIS WAS THE THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY. WEATHER AT KVUJ WAS VFR WITH WINDS 200/07. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE LOWER FLOORBOARD NEAR HIS FEET. THE LANDING GEAR INDICATORS FOR THE MAINS ILLUMINATED GREEN AND THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AFTER PERFORMING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP.

AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ADJUSTING BELL CRANK WAS BROKEN, THE BOLT CONNECTING THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR TO THE CONTROL ROD WAS FOUND MISSING, AND THE CONTROL ROD WAS HANGING LOOSE IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL.

THESE FINDINGS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO JAM IN THE WHEEL WELL PREVENTING IT FROM EXTENDING.

SAS TASK# T-EA-68-FY25-0816

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