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.
(-23) Upon departure from blv, during landing gear retraction, the crew heard a loud clunk and the nose gear would not fully retract. The gear was extended and the aircraft returned and landed at blv. Post landing inspection found the left forward nose gear door had broken off the right forward nose gear was hanging by the front torque link. The left forward nose gear door was found on the runway and had fallen off after landing. Inspection of the doors revealed that the nose gear struck the left door during retraction causing extensive damage to the door and subsequent failure of the hinges. Inspection of the linkage that controls the door movement found several rods and links broken. It could not be determined which item or items caused the malfunction. There is a 2.5 x 1/2 inch hole damaged components were replaced at blv and the aircraft ferried to another location to have the fuselage repaired.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON DEPARTURE FROM BLV, DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED AT BLV. POST LANDING INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR HAD BROKEN OFF THE RIGHT FORWARD NOSE GEAR WAS HANGING BY THE FRONT TORQUE LINK. THE LEFT FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AND HAD FALLEN OFF AFTER LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE DOORS REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE LEFT DOOR DURING RETRACTION CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE DOOR AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE HINGES. INSPECTION OF THE LINKAGE THAT CONTROLS THE DOOR MOVEMENT FOUND SEVERAL RODS AND LINKS BROKEN. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHICH ITEM OR ITEMS CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. THERE IS A 2.5 X 1/2 INCH HOLE DAMAGED COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AT BLV AND THE AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO ANOTHER LOCATION TO HAVE THE FUSELAGE REPAIRED.
Other reports on N364PA · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.