What was found
(AUS) NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK FRACTURED. NLG COLLAPSED CAUSING PROPELLER TO DIG INTO GROUND.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2003
- Submitted
- October 15, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- Propeller
- Snsnch 76EM8
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Fork
- Part number
- 79110003
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 11,088 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.