What was found
NOSE GEAR TRUNNION FAILURE, BROKE IN PIECES CLEANLY, CAUSED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING, NO INJURIES.
- Difficulty date
- July 16, 2019
- Submitted
- August 7, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N635BD
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R300
- Aircraft serial
- 32R7680233
- System (JASC)
- 5343 · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 6706403
- Condition
- Fractured
- 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.