Serious incident Aero Commander ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310330
 
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Date:Monday 6 January 2014
Time:18:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic AC50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aero Commander
Owner/operator:
Registration:
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Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS) -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Horn Island Aerodrome (YHID)
Destination airport:Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS)
Investigating agency: ATSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
During approach, the crew received an unsafe landing gear indication. On touchdown, the nose landing gear collapsed. The engineering inspection revealed a ground handling incident may have resulted in the hinge pin for the steering actuator detaching and preventing the nose landing gear from extending.

Sources:

ATSB OA2014-00177

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