First Officer (FO) Lowered The Landing Gear Handle And Observed The Nose Wheel Unsafe Condition Light Illuminate
On June 28, 2023, about 0858 eastern daylight time (EDT), Delta Air Lines flight 1092, a Boeing 717-200, sustained substantial damage when the nose landing gear did not extend before landing at Charlotte Douglass International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina. The 104 passengers and crew evacuated with no injuries. The flight was operating as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 scheduled domestic passenger flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to CLT. The flight crew reported that when the airplane was about 2,000 ft above ground level (AGL), the first officer (FO) lowered the landing gear handle and observed the nose wheel unsafe