What was found
THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT ON THE NOSE STRUT BROKE OFF DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. THIS WAS NOTICED BY A THUD AND THE GEAR POSITION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. THE GEAR WAS SELECTED "DOWN" AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED TO LAND BECAUSE THE STEERING TILLER WAS NOT CENTERED. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT CASTING ON THE NOSE GEAR STRUT HAD BROKEN OFF. UPON REMOVAL OF THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR, THE BEARING ON THE STRUT ATTACH END WAS ALSO NOTED AS BEING SEIZED.