What happened
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(-23) Pilot informed ATC shortly after takeoff from 29D (grove city, PA) that he had a landing gear problem. Nose gear was not locked and main gear status (locked/not locked) unknown. Pilot elected to land cxy (Capital City pa), runway 08, gear-up. Aircraft damage - belly - both propellers "q-tip", both engines - sudden stoppage, right side enter step broke, battery vent broke, belly antennas broke. Accupants were pilot and his son - no injuries. Maintenance evaluation of landing gear system determined that nose gear retract drag brace broke (prior to landing.) Note: this drag brace is not the new style (a forging type construction), the installed type was the older style which is bubular construction. The tube had heavy internal rust.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT INFORMED ATC SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM 29D (GROVE CITY, PA) THAT HE HAD A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED AND MAIN GEAR STATUS (LOCKED/NOT LOCKED) UNKNOWN. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND CXY (CAPITAL CITY PA), RUNWAY 08, GEAR-UP. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE - BELLY - BOTH PROPELLERS "Q-TIP", BOTH ENGINES - SUDDEN STOPPAGE, RIGHT SIDE ENTER STEP BROKE, BATTERY VENT BROKE, BELLY ANTENNAS BROKE. ACCUPANTS WERE PILOT AND HIS SON - NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM DETERMINED THAT NOSE GEAR RETRACT DRAG BRACE BROKE (PRIOR TO LANDING.) NOTE: THIS DRAG BRACE IS NOT THE NEW STYLE (A FORGING TYPE CONSTRUCTION), THE INSTALLED TYPE WAS THE OLDER STYLE WHICH IS BUBULAR CONSTRUCTION. THE TUBE HAD HEAVY INTERNAL RUST.
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