# Incident 20221205019449I: Aero Commander 112, Rostraver Towns, PA, December 5, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2022, 17:01 local time
- Place: Rostraver Towns, PA
- Airport: Rostraver Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 839 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221205019449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CABLE ASSEMBLY, ITEM NUMBER 4 ON FIGURE 2-42 IN THE ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG, BROKE INSIDE THE BUNGEE.  THE LOCATION OF THE BREAK WAS SUCH THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN VISIBLE DURING INSPECTIONS WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY OF THE BUNGEE.  THE RIGHT-HAND CABLE ASSEMBLY BROKE DISCONNECTING THE CABLE FROM THE BUNGEE AND ALLOWING THE BUNGEE TO JAM THE LEVER ASSEMBLY OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATING MECHANISM. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS TO BE UNABLE TO FULLY OPEN AND PREVENTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FROM EXTENDING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND AREA WAS MINOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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