What was found
(CAN) ON TAKE OFF PILOT BEARD A BANG. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF NOSE WHEEL CONTROL (STREERING). TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED, INSPECTION REVEALED ONE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK ATTACH BOLTS WAS BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2001
- Submitted
- August 28, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft time
- 3,043 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A114A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3GFR34C703
- System (JASC)
- 3221 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- NA5130514DH
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 4,347 hours, 4,776 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D, R
- Precautionary procedure
- E, C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.