What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was at N87 for 100 hour inspection. Pilot was to fly aircraft back to its base at ttn. Pilot stated "after a thorough pre-flight of aircraft and confirmation from mechanic that airplane was ready after completion of 100 hr inspection. Got in airplane, taxied for takeoff. Took runway for departure and went to full power. Approximately 1/3 down the runway felt the nose start to sink rapidly. At that point I knew something was wrong and pulled power and mixture and hung on tight. When aircraft stopped, exited the airplane and informed the mechanics of the problem." A thorough inspection of the damaged area after the aircraft was placed on jacks and retracted a slight bend in the nose gear retraction actuator. This slight bend kept the left locking pawl from completely engaging the lock pin on one of five attempts to lower the landing gear. This did not give an unsafe landing gear indication due to the indicator switch being on the right side locking pawl. See block 32 for corrective action. This investigation considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS AT N87 FOR 100 HOUR INSPECTION. PILOT WAS TO FLY AIRCRAFT BACK TO ITS BASE AT TTN. PILOT STATED "AFTER A THOROUGH PRE-FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMATION FROM MECHANIC THAT AIRPLANE WAS READY AFTER COMPLETION OF 100 HR INSPECTION. GOT IN AIRPLANE, TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. TOOK RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE AND WENT TO FULL POWER. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY FELT THE NOSE START TO SINK RAPIDLY. AT THAT POINT I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND PULLED POWER AND MIXTURE AND HUNG ON TIGHT. WHEN AIRCRAFT STOPPED, EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND INFORMED THE MECHANICS OF THE PROBLEM." A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED AREA AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND RETRACTED A SLIGHT BEND IN THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR. THIS SLIGHT BEND KEPT THE LEFT LOCKING PAWL FROM COMPLETELY ENGAGING THE LOCK PIN ON ONE OF FIVE ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THIS DID NOT GIVE AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION DUE TO THE INDICATOR SWITCH BEING ON THE RIGHT SIDE LOCKING PAWL. SEE BLOCK 32 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS INVESTIGATION CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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