From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: joggle spring clip had been installed improperly which caused nose gear to hang up. This clip was only used for actuating step assy. Which had been disconnected previously. Clip modified so it could not hang up in the future. Inspected all other aircraft for improper installation and modified accordingly.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: JOGGLE SPRING CLIP HAD BEEN INSTALLED IMPROPERLY WHICH CAUSED NOSE GEAR TO HANG UP. THIS CLIP WAS ONLY USED FOR ACTUATING STEP ASSY. WHICH HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED PREVIOUSLY. CLIP MODIFIED SO IT COULD NOT HANG UP IN THE FUTURE. INSPECTED ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT FOR IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND MODIFIED ACCORDINGLY.
Other reports on N761VH · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.