ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283807
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| Date: | Monday 26 September 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 414 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N745EP |
| MSN: | 414-0498 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6358 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental Inc TSIO-520-NCNB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS/KAGS), GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Adel, GA (15J) |
| Augusta-Bush Field, GA (AGS/KAGS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after an uneventful cross-country flight, while on short final approach to the runway, he received an unsafe nose landing gear (NLG) indication and performed a go-around. The pilot reported that the main landing gear indicator lights showed that the landing gear were down and locked; however, the NLG indicator light was flickering on and off. The pilot cycled the landing gear with the landing gear switch while in the traffic pattern and received confirmation from the tower controller that the landing gear appeared down. Subsequently, the pilot continued the traffic pattern to landing and, upon touchdown, the NLG collapsed and the airplane skidded to a stop on the runway. The fuselage sustained substantial damage.
Examination of the landing gear system found no anomalies that would have prevented normal operation of the nose landing gear. Damage sustained to the airframe prevented the landing gear system from being tested. The manual landing gear extension crank was found in an intermediate position, which likely would have prevented the nose landing gear from fully extending and locking into place. The investigation was not able to determine whether the crank was improperly stowed, or not fully engaged, during flight, or whether the crank was moved after the accident during recovery operations.
Probable Cause: The failure of the nose landing gear to fully extend and lock into position for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in its collapse during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA434
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 07:58 | harro | Added |
| 25-Oct-2022 17:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 01-Feb-2024 12:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 01-Feb-2024 12:54 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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