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) On 02/07/2006 at approx 0730 a local operator from the hhr airport called this office to report that a Piper seneca had experienced a nose gear collapse during landing. Pilot stated that he lowered his landing gear on down wind and made a normal landing at hhr at approx the 1000 foot mark. Approx. mid field just short of taxiway delta the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft was moved to a local FBO where it was jacked and the gear was operated. It was noted during the gear operation that the nose gear drag link did not go over center. Further investigation found that the upper drag link bolt appeared to be bent. M or d to follow.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02/07/2006 AT APPROX 0730 A LOCAL OPERATOR FROM THE HHR AIRPORT CALLED THIS OFFICE TO REPORT THAT A PIPER SENECA HAD EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT HE LOWERED HIS LANDING GEAR ON DOWN WIND AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING AT HHR AT APPROX THE 1000 FOOT MARK. APPROX. MID FIELD JUST SHORT OF TAXIWAY DELTA THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A LOCAL FBO WHERE IT WAS JACKED AND THE GEAR WAS OPERATED. IT WAS NOTED DURING THE GEAR OPERATION THAT THE NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK DID NOT GO OVER CENTER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE UPPER DRAG LINK BOLT APPEARED TO BE BENT. M OR D TO FOLLOW.
Other reports on N2900R · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.