What happened
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(-23) During climb-out from kjln, the pilot reported that the landing gear "in transient" light remained on after selecting gear-up. Returning to kjln for landing, the nose gear strut and wheel assembly departed the aircraft after touchdown. The aircraft nose lowered to the runway and skidded approximately 800 feet. Post-incident inspection of the nose gear strut assembly by the owner/operator showed indications of stress overload and the possibility of pre-existing crack. This may have caused gear retract and nose door alignment problems, resulting in abnormal gear indications. Nose-gear shimmy problems, well known to velocity aircraft owners and the manufacturer, may have precipitated these conditions. Incident number ICE052009014 is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM KJLN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR "IN TRANSIENT" LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER SELECTING GEAR-UP. RETURNING TO KJLN FOR LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LOWERED TO THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET. POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR SHOWED INDICATIONS OF STRESS OVERLOAD AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PRE-EXISTING CRACK. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED GEAR RETRACT AND NOSE DOOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, RESULTING IN ABNORMAL GEAR INDICATIONS. NOSE-GEAR SHIMMY PROBLEMS, WELL KNOWN TO VELOCITY AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND THE MANUFACTURER, MAY HAVE PRECIPITATED THESE CONDITIONS. INCIDENT NUMBER ICE052009014 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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