# SDR 2026FA0000016

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 2, 2026
- Submitted: January 11, 2026
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: N2468
- Make and model: Cirrus SR22
- Registry model: [Cirrus SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1090
- Aircraft time: 2,960 hours
- System (JASC): [3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3220)
- Part: Puck
- Part number: 13549002
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Zone 700
- Part time: 2,960 hours
- Component: Nose Gear
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2026FA0000016

## Discrepancy

NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXING LEADING TO A PROP STRIKE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE CIRRUS NOSE GEAR IS SUPPORTED BY SIX RUBBER "PUCKS" HELD IN PLACE BY METAL PANS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM WITH A METAL ROD RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE PUCKS. THE ROD IS KNOWN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TOP PAN ALLOWING THE PUCKS TO SHIFT AND THE NOSE STRUT TO GO FORWARD ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE GROUND. THERE IS NO WAY TO INSPECT THE WELD BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE PAN AND THE ROD SINCE IT IS COVERED BY THE PUCKS.

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