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.
The circlip at the end of the nose gear shaft failed due to inadequate groove depth. This allowed the shaft to come out of the bearing in the shimmy damper. The gear would not extend because of the angle of the deflected and jammed the nose wheel.
As the FAA filed it
THE CIRCLIP AT THE END OF THE NOSE GEAR SHAFT FAILED DUE TO INADEQUATE GROOVE DEPTH. THIS ALLOWED THE SHAFT TO COME OUT OF THE BEARING IN THE SHIMMY DAMPER. THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE DEFLECTED AND JAMMED THE NOSE WHEEL.
Other reports on N209DB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.