Blue Sheet - Tanker 82 Nose Gear Up Landing

(1) Blue Sheet

Tanker 82 Nose Gear Up Landing

June 25, 2007
Columbia Air Attack Base
CDF Incident Number: CATCU 005641

This Preliminary Summary Report is intended as an aid in accident prevention, and to provide factual information from the first 24 hours of the accident review. To that end it is published and distributed within a short time frame. Information contained within may be subject to revision as further review is conducted, and other reports and documents are received.

Synopsis
During a routine landing at Columbia Air Attack Base, Air Tanker 82 made a nose gear down landing on runway 35.

Narrative
On June 25, 2007 at approximately 1955 hours, Air Tanker 82 was returning from a fire in Santa Clara Unit (CA SCU 003754 Grant Line fire). Upon landing all indicators told the pilot that the landing gear was down and locked. During the actual landing it was discovered that the nose gear had not come down. The pilot was able to land safely on the nose of the plane with minimal damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot or Air Base employees.

Recommendations for immediate corrective action

* The pilot was wearing proper flight PPE.
* All emergency procedures were followed once it was indicated that the nose gear had not deployed.
* Due to the extensive experience of the pilot there were no injuries and minim"