Service difficulty report · Leg Assy · Czawsp SPORTCRUISER

Difficulty date
July 12, 2012
Submitted
August 10, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N187SF
Make and model
Czawsp SPORTCRUISER
Aircraft serial
08SC190
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912ULS
Part
Leg Assy
Part number
SG0270N
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
277 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.

What was found

AFTER COMPLETING THREE SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A FOURTH WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NLG NOSE LEG WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN AT THE UPPER ATTACH POINT GUSSET.