Service difficulty report · Landing Gear

Difficulty date
May 2, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft time
1,039 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360C1D6
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR1BF
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) LANDED & SUFFERED A NOSE WHEEL LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSE, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCH DOWN. ONCE THE NOSE WHEEL SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY IT WAS A SOFT LANDING WITH POWER ON, DUE TO WIND. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED ONCE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY & THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP, NOSE-DOWN, WHERE THE RUNWAY MEETS THE APRON. LANDING GEAR INDICATORS INDICATED 3 GREEN DOWN & LOCKED, ONCE THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON DOWNWIND & RE-CONFIRMED SEVERAL TIMES ON BASE & FINAL. STAFF OBSERVING THE LANDING WITNESSED ALL 3 GEAR DOWN & SAW THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSE JUST AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES BENT PROPELLER BLADES & DAMAGED NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR DOORS. NO INJURIES WERE SUFFERED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGER, NOR WAS THE RUNWAY OR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGED. NO FUEL OR OIL WAS OBSERVED TO BE LEAKING. ONCE PERMISSION WAS RECEIVED FROM TSB VIA TELEPHONE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS WHEELED OFF THE RUNWAY.