At about 1400 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged when its nose gear collapsed on landing. The solo private pilot was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot reported that, after he selected the landing gear to the down position, he observed three green lights were illuminated. The pilot reported the airplane touched down “normally,” but when he lowered the nose gear to the runway for the rollout, the airplane continued to pitch down until the nose and the propeller tips contacted the runway. The airplane slid to a stop on its main landing gear and nose. The event occurred after maintenance personnel performed work on the nosegear doors to correct a rigging problem.
October 1, 2009, Brooksville, Fla., Butler Aircraft Company Aerostar
At about 1400 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged when its nose gear collapsed on landing. The solo private pilot was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot reported that, after he selected the landing gear to the down position, he observed three green lights were illuminated.
Key Takeaways:
- A private pilot's airplane sustained substantial damage when its nose gear collapsed on landing, despite the pilot observing three green gear-down indicator lights.
- The solo pilot was not injured in the incident.
- The event occurred shortly after maintenance personnel had worked on the nose gear doors to correct a rigging problem.
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