What happened
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(-23) On 10/21/2001, PA-28R-201, N286ND, owned by the university of north dakota and piloted by kristofer drager landed with a retracted nose gear at Grand Forks, ND. The pilot advised the control tower of an unsafe indication and did a fly-by which was confirmed by the tower. A landing was made on runway 26 at kgfk. There was no injury to the pilot and sole occupant. Aircraft damage was minor, consisting of a bent propeller, nose gear doors, and lower engine cowling. Inspection by airworthiness inspector karmen johnson indicated that the rod end on the aft side of the shimmey damper broke and caused it to catch on the engine mount. The rod end attach point with a castellated nut was so tight the rod end piece would not move. There should be some rod end play. All und PA-28R-201 fleet aircraft were inspected.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/21/2001, PA-28R-201, N286ND, OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND PILOTED BY KRISTOFER DRAGER LANDED WITH A RETRACTED NOSE GEAR AT GRAND FORKS, ND. THE PILOT ADVISED THE CONTROL TOWER OF AN UNSAFE INDICATION AND DID A FLY-BY WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY THE TOWER. A LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 26 AT KGFK. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR, CONSISTING OF A BENT PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS, AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING. INSPECTION BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR KARMEN JOHNSON INDICATED THAT THE ROD END ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE SHIMMEY DAMPER BROKE AND CAUSED IT TO CATCH ON THE ENGINE MOUNT. THE ROD END ATTACH POINT WITH A CASTELLATED NUT WAS SO TIGHT THE ROD END PIECE WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE SHOULD BE SOME ROD END PLAY.ALL UND PA-28R-201 FLEET AIRCRAFT WERE INSPECTED.
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