What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon departure from burbank, calif. The pilot observed a malfunction message on his cockpit display. Flyby at long beach, calif. Airport (lgb) disclosed that the aircraft nose wheel was turned 90 to the left relative to the direction of flight. Pilot flew a pattern over the ocean to burn fuel load to 10,000 lbs. Aircraft made a landing on runway 25 left at lax with the nose wheels turned perpendicular to longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The front tires and wheels were destroyed, as was the nose landing gear trunion assembly. No injuries occurred. Maintenance personnel installed one new nose gear wheel and was towed to the aircraft for corrective action. Noted during removal of the nose landing gear for shipping to the NTSB designated facility, was broken "backplate tangs" which serve to prevent rotation of the landing gear "shock absorber" unit within the strut housing. As a result of the FAA inspectors findings two safety recommendations were written and forwarded to air 100.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON DEPARTURE FROM BURBANK, CALIF. THE PILOT OBSERVED A MALFUNCTION MESSAGE ON HIS COCKPIT DISPLAY. FLYBY AT LONG BEACH, CALIF. AIRPORT (LGB) DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL WAS TURNED 90 TO THE LEFT RELATIVE TO THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. PILOT FLEW A PATTERN OVER THE OCEAN TO BURN FUEL LOAD TO 10,000 LBS. AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 LEFT AT LAX WITH THE NOSE WHEELS TURNED PERPENDICULAR TO LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FRONT TIRES AND WHEELS WERE DESTROYED, AS WAS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNION ASSEMBLY. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSTALLED ONE NEW NOSE GEAR WHEEL AND WAS TOWED TO THE AIRCRAFT FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. NOTED DURING REMOVAL OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOR SHIPPING TO THE NTSB DESIGNATED FACILITY, WAS BROKEN "BACKPLATE TANGS" WHICH SERVE TO PREVENT ROTATION OF THE LANDING GEAR "SHOCK ABSORBER" UNIT WITHIN THE STRUT HOUSING. AS A RESULT OF THE FAA INSPECTORS FINDINGS TWO SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS WERE WRITTEN AND FORWARDED TO AIR 100.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.