What was found
DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING, LOST CONTROL OF ACFT FOLLOWING TOUCH DOWN. ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER VEERING TO LEFT. NLG BROKE AND RT MLG COLLAPSED. IT IS BELIEVED RUDDER NLG STEERING SYSTEM BOLT SHEARED.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3426X
- Make and model
- Mooney M20L
- Aircraft serial
- 3399
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Steering System
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rud-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.