What was found
NOSE GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK BROKE CAUSING GEAR TO COLLAPSE UPON TOUCHDOWN.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2025
- Submitted
- October 6, 2025
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3608U
- Make and model
- Cessna 182F
- Aircraft serial
- 18255008
- Aircraft time
- 6,134 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Torque Link
- Part number
- 07436051
- Part serial
- 18255008
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 6,134 hours
- Component
- Landing Gear · Cessna
- Component part number
- 07436051
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Z
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.