What was found
STARBOARD DOWNLOCK ARM ON THE NOSE GEAR FAILED UPON LANDING CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ACFT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTON SHOWED THE WELD AT THE BALL JOINT APEARED TO HAVE FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2016
- Submitted
- May 10, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N58JC
- Make and model
- Beech 58P
- Aircraft serial
- TJ20
- Aircraft time
- 4,029 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Downlock Arm
- Part number
- 0028200183
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 4,029 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.