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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60600 · Albuquerque, NM · March 11, 2000

Date: March 11, 2000 · 16:10 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: 45BB2
Reported as: Piper PA60600

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported a severe nose shimmy just before V1. When the gear was selected down, the nose gear would not extend. Pilot elected to divert to abq for an emergency landing. Minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries. Investigation revealed that the bolt that attached the shimmy dampner to the strut was missing allowing the nose gear to jam in the wheel well upon gear retraction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED A SEVERE NOSE SHIMMY JUST BEFORE V1. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ABQ FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE SHIMMY DAMPNER TO THE STRUT WAS MISSING ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO JAM IN THE WHEEL WELL UPON GEAR RETRACTION.