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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-B · Heber, UT · September 28, 2005

Date: September 28, 2005 · 13:30 local
Place: Heber, UT
Airport: Heber Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6224X
Reported as: Gulstm 500B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 620 total35 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N6224XRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500B-1126-72 · Built 1961 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot reported all 3 gear lights were green. Upon touchdown the nose gear retracted allowing the aircraft to touch down on the nose of the aircraft. Initial inspection of the gear showed that 3 bolts in a hydraulic steering actuator had been sheared. This allowed the gear to retract when weight was placed on the nose. Cause of the failure of the 3 bolts has not been determined at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED ALL 3 GEAR LIGHTS WERE GREEN. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE GEAR SHOWED THAT 3 BOLTS IN A HYDRAULIC STEERING ACTUATOR HAD BEEN SHEARED. THIS ALLOWED THE GEAR TO RETRACT WHEN WEIGHT WAS PLACED ON THE NOSE. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE 3 BOLTS HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.