What was found
AFTER TOUCHDOWN, PILOT HAD NO NOSE STEERING. AFTER CONTACT WITH DIRT, NOSE STRUT BROKE AT ENGINE MOUNT HARD POINTS AND COLLAPSED. POSSIBLE CAUSE: NOSE STEERING ARM WAS BROKEN. REASON: UNKNOWN. (X)
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 2000
- Submitted
- July 20, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9250B
- Make and model
- Piper PA46350P
- Aircraft serial
- 4622161
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Arm
- Part number
- 8362507
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Front Op Nose St
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.