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March 5, 2000 · Cessna CE-560 · N314QS

Key Largo, FL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Incident
Date
March 5, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Key Largo, FL
Aircraft
Cessna CE-560
Tail Number
N314QS
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Minor
NTSB Number
ATL00IA035

The pilot completed the before landing check, which included the lowering of the landing gear, several miles on short final. The pilot recalled that the landing gear indicator lights were green, or landing gear down and locked. After the airplane landed, the pilot deployed the thrust reverses. At approximately the same time, the nose gear retracted into the wheel well. The airplane slid down runway 04, and came to rest 2000 feet from the end of the runway. The initial examination of the airplane disclosed that the nose gear up-down-lock actuator experienced a mechanical failure. During the subsequent examination of the assembly, no mechanical problem was detected during functional testing. All functional pressures and other operational parameters tested within the normal certificated limits.

NTSB Probable Cause

The malfunction of the nose gear locking mechanism for undetermined reason.

Full Narrative

On March 5, 2000, at 1200 eastern standard time, a Cessna CE-560, N314QS, nose gear collapsed during a normal landing at the Ocean Reef Club Airport in Key Largo, Florida, The on demand air taxi positioning flight was operated by Executive Jet Incorporated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with a flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The airplane sustained minor damage, and the two air transport pilots were not injured. The positioning flight departed Palm Beach, Florida, at approximately 1130. According to the pilot, the before landing check, which included the lowering of the landing gear, was completed several miles on short final. The pilot recalled that the landing gear indicator lights were green or indicated that the landing gear was down and locked. After the airplane landed, the pilot deployed the thrust reverses. At approximately the same time, the nose gear retracted into the wheel well. The airplane slid down runway 04, and came to rest 2000 feet from the end of the runway. The preliminary examination of the airplane disclosed that the nose gear up-down-lock actuator assembly experienced a mechanical failure. During the subsequent examination of the assembly no mechanical problem was detected during functional testing. All functional pressures and other operational parameters tested within the normal certificated limits.

Flight

Event TypeIncident
Event Time12:00 EST
Nearest AirportOcean Reef Club Airport (0nm)
Runway4
Runway Length4456 ft
Runway Width70 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna CE-560
Tail NumberN314QS
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageMinor
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeTurbofan
Engine DetailsP&W · JT15-5D · Turbofan · 3045
Seats10

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 34 · First Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind240° @ 4 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 7500 ft
Temperature / Dew Point66 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time16:57
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data