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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech T34A · Monterey, CA · May 18, 1996

Date: May 18, 1996 · 14:00 local
Place: Monterey, CA
Airport: Monterey Peninsula
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34BY
Reported as: Beech T34A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,200 total250 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot stated- on approach, when the landing gear was lowered, the main gear indicated down and the nose gear in transit. He attempted to use the hand crank and "g" forces to lower the nose gear, all unsuccessful. He then landed at mry with the nose gear partially retracted. Inspectors statement- on preliminary inspection of the nose gear retraction system, the nose gear retract rod end was found broken at the aft attach point. Reason for this failure is unknown at this time. M or d to follow when cause of failure is determined by the maintenance facility. No pilot deviation and no 8020-11 generated. This terminates the investigation and this report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED- ON APPROACH, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED, THE MAIN GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR IN TRANSIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HAND CRANK AND "G" FORCES TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR, ALL UNSUCCESSFUL. HE THEN LANDED AT MRY WITH THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED. INSPECTORS STATEMENT- ON PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD END WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE AFT ATTACH POINT. REASON FOR THIS FAILURE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. M OR D TO FOLLOW WHEN CAUSE OF FAILURE IS DETERMINED BY THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. NO PILOT DEVIATION AND NO 8020-11 GENERATED. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.