Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Amtr TITANTORNADO

Difficulty date
July 15, 2016
Submitted
July 15, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N147DE
Make and model
Amtr TITANTORNADO
Aircraft serial
5503C0HK0147
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Broken
Location
Nose
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.

What was found

NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING ON A ROUGH SOD RUNWAY. THIS FAILURE WAS NOTED AS A CAUSAL FACTOR IN AN INCIDENT INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ON IT'S BACK.