What was found
(CAN) DURING GEAR RETRACTION IN CLIMB PILOT HEARD THUMP AT NOSE & TRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT EXTINCT GEAR CYCLED WITH SAME RESULT. GEAR LOWERED & SCREEN LIGHTS ON. PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH CNTL CENTRE & FLYBY TOWER REVEALED NOSE WHEEL TO BE OUT OF NORMAL STRAIGHT FWD POS THUS NOT ALLOWING GEAR INTO WHEEL. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PILOT, MAINT & MANUFACTURED DETERMINED WHEEL SHOULD CASTER TO STRAIGHT POS UPON GROUND. PILOT ATTEMPTED 2 TOUCH & GOES TO SEE IF WHEEL WOULD CHANGE POS BUT IT DID NOT APPEAR TO WORK. EMERG LDG COORDINATED & A/C LANDED SAFELY & NOSE WHEEL WENT TO NORMAL POS UPON GROUND CONTACT. A/CHANGERED & INSP & NOSE STEERING CENTERING ROD BRACKET FOUND BROKEN