What was found
UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT VEERED LT ABRUPTLY AND DEPARTED RUNWAY SURFACE. GEAR EXTENSION AND INDICATION WERE NORMAL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD FAILED TO CENTER CORRECTLY DURING EXTENSION.
- Difficulty date
- October 24, 2007
- Submitted
- October 24, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N383SA
- Make and model
- Piper PA46310P
- Aircraft serial
- 4608033
- Aircraft time
- 4,504 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Centering Mech
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Component
- Nlg · Piper
- Component part number
- 8360404
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.