What was found
UPON LANDING, NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT SINKING IN LAKE MICHIGAN. KIT MFG HAS RELATED THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE NOSE GEAR FORK ASSY BROUGHT ON BY VIBRATION OR HARD LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N107JD
- Make and model
- Amtr VELOCITY
- Aircraft serial
- DM062
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Fork
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 90 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.