What was found
DURING CLIMB OUT , WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. GEAR INDICATION WAS NORMAL. UPON LANDING FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR ROD P/N 128-820036-1 BROKEN AND GEAR DOOR DAMAGED.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2026
- Submitted
- January 20, 2026
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N12XP
- Make and model
- Beech 400BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- RK458
- Aircraft time
- 6,413 hours, 5,551 cycles
- Engine
- Wilint FJ443A
- Engine time
- 2,732 hours, 2,269 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Push-Pull Rod
- Part number
- 1288200361
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 6,413 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.