What was found
THE LOWER LATCH HOOK WAS BROKEN OFF ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2007
- Submitted
- July 5, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5094S
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R200
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7135094
- Engine
- Cont IO360*
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Downlock
- Part number
- 6715003
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 3,220 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.