SDR 2022F00405

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 75

Difficulty date
October 24, 2022
Submitted
October 24, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N475FX
Make and model
Boeing 75
Aircraft serial
45508
Aircraft time
3,813 hours, 2,875 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 35L AND KCOS. AFTER VERIFYING OUR LINEUP AND SETTING TAKEOFF POWER, WE STARTED OUT TAKEOFF ROLL. IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING ROTATION AND LARGE UN-COMMANDED DOWNWARD PULLING FORCE WAS EXERTED ON THE AIRCRAFT FORCING THE NOOSE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE REMAINING RUNWAY MARK AND IMMEDIATELY INITIATED ABORTED TAKEOFF PROCEDURES. WHILE ABORTING IT BECAME AWARE THAT OUR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ABILITY WAS IN QUESTION. WE SAFELY EXITED THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED BACK TO JET CENTER. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT WE HAD BECOME AWARE THAT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAINS HAD OCCURRED.

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