What was found
DOWNLOCK BROKE ON LANDING, RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF NOSE GEAR. INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING CROSSWIND CONDITION, SUSPECT HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING. POSSIBLY, MORE OVERCENTER TRAVEL IN THE KNEE JOINT WOULD CAUSE SOME PRESSURE ON THE LINK.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N209RR
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Aircraft serial
- 347870267
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Downlock
- Condition
- Link Broke
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.