SDR 99ZZZX3379

Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
July 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N56AW
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC110
Part
Drag Brace
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,500 hours
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.

What was found

DURING LANDING AT BNA, PILOT HEARD A 'POP' AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED. THE NOSE GEAR AFT DRAG BRACE BROKE WHERE THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD ATTACHES. BOTH OF THE TANGS THAT THE RETRACT ROD END FITS BETWEEN BROKE ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO FOLD.

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