19991214034859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60600 · Rochester, NY · December 14, 1999

Date: December 14, 1999 · 01:05 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CSJA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8057J
Reported as: Piper PA60600
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at 0105 local, a castle aviation Piper Aerostar, N8047J, landed on runway seven at roc after reporting a gear problem. While taxiing to the ramp, the nose gear collapsed. The director of maintenance reported to the scene to remove the aircraft from the runway. After inspecting the aircraft, the dom found that a bolt that secures the nose steering actuator to the strut had sheared. This would cause an excessive nose wheel shimmy, due to the fact that the steering actuator also acts as a shimmy damper. The excessive shimmy caused the over center lock to come free after additional structural damage had occurred in the nose gear bay. The director of maintenance performed interim repairs to the nose gear support structure and ferried the aircraft, gear down, back to his maintenance base. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1999 AT 0105 LOCAL, A CASTLE AVIATION PIPER AEROSTAR, N8047J, LANDED ON RUNWAY SEVEN AT ROC AFTER REPORTING A GEAR PROBLEM. WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE REPORTED TO THE SCENE TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE DOM FOUND THAT A BOLT THAT SECURES THE NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR TO THE STRUT HAD SHEARED. THIS WOULD CAUSE AN EXCESSIVE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE STEERING ACTUATOR ALSO ACTS AS A SHIMMY DAMPER. THE EXCESSIVE SHIMMY CAUSED THE OVER CENTER LOCK TO COME FREE AFTER ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED IN THE NOSE GEAR BAY. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIRS TO THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT, GEAR DOWN, BACK TO HIS MAINTENANCE BASE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.