What was found
THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPPER DRAG LINK WAS BROKEN WHICH PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR FROM EXTENDING CORRECTLY. THIS CAUSED A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING INCIDENT. IT APPEARS THAT THE PART WAS BROKEN PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2016
- Submitted
- November 25, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA23160
- Aircraft serial
- 231195
- Aircraft time
- 7,202 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Drag Link
- 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.