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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Chico, CA · September 22, 2006

Date: September 22, 2006 · 12:10 local
Place: Chico, CA
Airport: Chico Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5472T
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N5472TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7235234 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted landed at kcic with an unsafe landing gear indication. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. There were no injuries to either the pilot privacy data omitted or his passenger. Inspection of aircraft was accomplished at north state aviation, Chico, California. Findings were that the engine mount had broken at the loop where the steering bellcrank (see attached diagrams). This caused the steering bellcrank to sag, causing the nose gear to fail to complete the extension cycle to the down and locked position. A review of the maintenance records was accomplished with no significant findings. This report will be amended as needed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ LANDED AT KCIC WITH AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ OR HIS PASSENGER. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT NORTH STATE AVIATION, CHICO, CALIFORNIA. FINDINGS WERE THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT HAD BROKEN AT THE LOOP WHERE THE STEERING BELLCRANK (SEE ATTACHED DIAGRAMS). THIS CAUSED THE STEERING BELLCRANK TO SAG, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL TO COMPLETE THE EXTENSION CYCLE TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NEEDED.