What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose landing gear collapsed upon landing on runway 28 at Beaver County Airport (bvi). Upon inspection, the nose landing gear drag link pivot bolt was found sheared and the head of the bolt was missing. The bolt had backed out of the pivot point (connection of the upper drag link to the lower drag link) allowing the nose landing gear to collapse.
Piper service bulletin 1156 requires replacement of the bolt that sheared each 500 hours. This bolt had accumulated less than 490 hours time in service. A safety recommendation will be submitted to address this issue.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT (BVI). UPON INSPECTION, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK PIVOT BOLT WAS FOUND SHEARED AND THE HEAD OF THE BOLT WAS MISSING. THE BOLT HAD BACKED OUT OF THE PIVOT POINT (CONNECTION OF THE UPPER DRAG LINK TO THE LOWER DRAG LINK) ALLOWING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
PIPER SERVICE BULLETIN 1156 REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE BOLT THAT SHEARED EACH 500 HOURS. THIS BOLT HAD ACCUMULATED LESS THAN 490 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
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