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AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY | Havasu Scanner Feed, LLC.
Engine 6 and a Battalion Chief are being dispatched at 8:26 AM to the 5600 block of Hwy 95 at the airport for an aircraft emergency.

There is an aircraft with locked landing gear. He is currently circling, ETA to the airport is 30 minutes.

Engine 6 advising it’s a KingAir twin engine turbo jet with a stuffed nose gear. 8 passengers onboard. Requesting additional engine and Desert Hills FD.

The aircraft will be circling the airport making some low level passes so that ground maintenance personnel can evaluate the situation.

Confirmed that the main landing gear is locked, but the nose gear is not. The aircraft has approximately 800 pounds of fuel. The pilots landing plan is to cut the power and killing the fuel as soon as the aircraft touches down.

AMR also has a flight crew in route and will be landing at the airport momentarily.
 

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AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY | Havasu Scanner Feed, LLC.
Engine 6 and a Battalion Chief are being dispatched at 8:26 AM to the 5600 block of Hwy 95 at the airport for an aircraft emergency.

There is an aircraft with locked landing gear. He is currently circling, ETA to the airport is 30 minutes.

Engine 6 advising it’s a KingAir twin engine turbo jet with a stuffed nose gear. 8 passengers onboard. Requesting additional engine and Desert Hills FD.

The aircraft will be circling the airport making some low level passes so that ground maintenance personnel can evaluate the situation.

Confirmed that the main landing gear is locked, but the nose gear is not. The aircraft has approximately 800 pounds of fuel. The pilots landing plan is to cut the power and killing the fuel as soon as the aircraft touches down.

AMR also has a flight crew in route and will be landing at the airport momentarily.

Crazy...Looks like they landed with no injuries.
 

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Rip King aire:(
Good job on the pilot on the good landing 👍
 

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Good to hear all aboard are safe.
 

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They made it? That’s great news pilot needs new undies I’m sure.
 

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Any pics of plane yet?

our work king air is ollld:
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glad Im broke and cant afford to fly in for the weekend :) Great out come!!
 
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How are the props not bent to shit?
I see they're 4 blades - so because they're shorter than 3 blades - did they avoid stiking the ground?
 

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How are the props not bent to shit?
I see they're 4 blades - so because they're shorter than 3 blades - did they avoid stiking the ground?

The main landing gear were down and locked, the nose wheel wasn't. The pilot held the nose up after touchdown as long as possible, and when it slowed, it pitched forward onto the nose and he braked it to a stop.

The propeller tips were above the straight line between the MLG and the nose that the aircraft rode to a stop, so they didn't contact the runway.

While the pilot did a good job, it wasn't exactly heroic. Most landings with a defective nose gear turn out like this one. It would be unusual if it didn't turn out as it did.
 

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The main landing gear were down and locked, the nose wheel wasn't. The pilot held the nose up after touchdown as long as possible, and when it slowed, it pitched forward onto the nose and he braked it to a stop.

The propeller tips were above the straight line between the MLG and the nose that the aircraft rode to a stop, so they didn't contact the runway.

While the pilot did a good job, it wasn't exactly heroic. Most landings with a defective nose gear turn out like this one. It would be unusual if it didn't turn out as it did.
What you say is true in regards to landing gear failure to include commercial stuff also.

Remember years ago commercial jet was landing at San Diego with nose gear up. Was being covered live on the news with the jet burning off and dumping fuel over the ocean before landing. News brought on a “expert” and the dude says no big deal it happens (I say what no big deal?). Sure as shit damn plane sets the nose down and grinds to a stop, no big deal.

All that said, my hats off to the King Air Pilot for keeping his cool and getting everyone on the ground safe!
 

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How are the props not bent to shit?
I see they're 4 blades - so because they're shorter than 3 blades - did they avoid stiking the ground?
What pic are you looking at??
 

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What you say is true in regards to landing gear failure to include commercial stuff also.

Remember years ago commercial jet was landing at San Diego with nose gear up. Was being covered live on the news with the jet burning off and dumping fuel over the ocean before landing. News brought on a “expert” and the dude says no big deal it happens (I say what no big deal?). Sure as shit damn plane sets the nose down and grinds to a stop, no big deal.

All that said, my hats off to the King Air Pilot for keeping his cool and getting everyone on the ground safe!


JetBlue Flight 292 was an Airbus A320 flight inbound to land at LAX when the crew discovered the nose gear wouldn't fully extend and lock. The A320 has an unusual nose gear setup. After the gear doors open and the nose gear comes down, it rotates 90° to lock into position for landing. This time that didn't happen.

The media coverage of the incident involved at least an hour of OMFG what ifs and concerned facial expressions by news anchors.

When the aircraft landed, it was all a big nothing burger. The magnesium components on the nose gear did put on a nice show.

 
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Anyone from SoCal remember the B-1A that did an emergency landing at Edwards, maybe 1990ish? Same type of deal, front gear issue. The news cast was saying that due to their speed and size, the long runway was the best option. The stories from some guys were a bit different. Some said that the base it flew out of was known for being some SAC deal, and a lot of bombers were flying out "hot". Made more sense maybe to land in the middle of nowhere.
 

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The main landing gear were down and locked, the nose wheel wasn't. The pilot held the nose up after touchdown as long as possible, and when it slowed, it pitched forward onto the nose and he braked it to a stop.

The propeller tips were above the straight line between the MLG and the nose that the aircraft rode to a stop, so they didn't contact the runway.

While the pilot did a good job, it wasn't exactly heroic. Most landings with a defective nose gear turn out like this one. It would be unusual if it didn't turn out as it did.

I've never seen a KA with such short blades.
Look at LR2's pic. - that plane gets much more than a nose wheel flat and the tips are on the pavement.
 
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