What was found
FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR DOWN-LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY, CAUSING A NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE, AND A DUAL ENGINE PROPELLER STRIKE. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN-LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY BENT, AND THEN SHEARED AT THE ADJUSTABLE ROD END.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2021
- Submitted
- April 12, 2021
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8350Z
- Make and model
- Piper PA34220T
- Aircraft serial
- 348133034
- Aircraft time
- 6,435 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360KB
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- 4520334
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Nlg Downlock
- Part time
- 6,435 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- G
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.