Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 29, 2008
Submitted
August 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N44US
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB56
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NOT GETTING NOSE GEAR GREEN "DOWN AND LOCKED" LIGHT AFTER EXTENDING LANDING GEAR. FLY BY THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN. THE AC WAS DIVERTED, WHERE IT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE OF THE ACFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED WITH CREW OR PASSENGERS. (K)