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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Fitzbag Dea Velocity SR · Waterford, MI · October 1, 2009

Date: October 1, 2009 · 14:18 local
Place: Waterford, MI
Airport: Oakland County International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2084D
Reported as: Fitzbag Dea Velocity SR
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 280 total187 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N2084DRegistered now · Fitzbag Dean VELOCITY SRGS/N SRG061 · Built 2004 Airframe modelFitzbag Dean VELOCITY SRG 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.

Left nose gear door would not open to let the nose gear come down. After landing with the nose gear up found that the linkage came off in flight and jammed the door closed. After removing an inspection cover was able to free the linkage and drop the nose gear while the fireman held the nose up. Online found recommendation to modify doors so they spring open if linkage failed. Minimum damage limited to nose gear door area. Malfunction or defect report submitted. Control number: 2009FA0000816.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN TO LET THE NOSE GEAR COME DOWN. AFTER LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP FOUND THAT THE LINKAGE CAME OFF IN FLIGHT AND JAMMED THE DOOR CLOSED. AFTER REMOVING AN INSPECTION COVER WAS ABLE TO FREE THE LINKAGE AND DROP THE NOSE GEAR WHILE THE FIREMAN HELD THE NOSE UP. ONLINE FOUND RECOMMENDATION TO MODIFY DOORS SO THEY SPRING OPEN IF LINKAGE FAILED. MINIMUM DAMAGE LIMITED TO NOSE GEAR DOOR AREA. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT SUBMITTED. CONTROL NUMBER: 2009FA0000816.