What was found
ACFT LANDED AND AFTER NORMAL TOUCHDOWN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RETRACT ROD END HAD SEPARATED AND FAILED TO LOCK NOSE GEAR.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2012
- Submitted
- April 4, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N134A
- Make and model
- Beech A45
- Engine
- Cont O470*
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- HMY5FG
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.