Cessna CE-560 N314QS

Summary

On 5 March 2000 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna CE-560 registered N314QS was involved in an incident near Key Largo, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 March 2000 at 17:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Key Largo, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ocean Reef Club Airport (X09)

Coordinates

25.0808, -80.4403

Aircraft

Cessna CE-560

Registration

N314QS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palm Beach → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL00IA035

Nobody was injured.

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.