19990709022189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD · Van Nuys, CA · July 9, 1999

Date: July 9, 1999 · 20:25 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N501LF
Reported as: Socata TB20TRINIDAD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total

N501LFRegistered now · Socata TB-20 TRINIDADS/N 1758 · Built 1995 Airframe modelSocata TB-20 TRINIDAD Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(From -23) during approach to land pilot selected gear down and did not get three green lights. Recycled gear twelve times and flew by tower three times but nose landing gear did not a appear down and locked. Pilot made three touch and goes trying to get nose gear to lock. Pilot then landed at vny runway 16R where the nose gear collapsed and aircraft slid off runway. Investigation revealed nose gear actuator rod end bearing broken due to metal fatigue.

As the FAA filed it

(FROM -23) DURING APPROACH TO LAND PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET THREE GREEN LIGHTS. RECYCLED GEAR TWELVE TIMES AND FLEW BY TOWER THREE TIMES BUT NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT A APPEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT MADE THREE TOUCH AND GOES TRYING TO GET NOSE GEAR TO LOCK. PILOT THEN LANDED AT VNY RUNWAY 16R WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END BEARING BROKEN DUE TO METAL FATIGUE.