Short Final

Sunday, November 05, 2017 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

While on final approach, a D-18 Beech aircraft was asked by air traffic control to confirm nose wheel extension.
The pilots were surprised by the query, as their Beech 18 aircraft is a taildragger.
They humorously informed the tower that their aircraft does not possess a nose wheel.

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On final approach to Runway 23 in a D-18 Beech at Mansfield Lama Airport, Ohio, we received this inquiry from the control tower:

Tower: Beech XXXXX please confirm nose wheel extension?

Beech 18: After looking at each other in surprise and much laughing, we responded:“Mansfield Tower, N8504, we don’t have one!”

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