Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bell 429

Difficulty date
January 11, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft time
57 hours
Engine
Pwc PW207D
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO LAND , THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE AFTER GEAR LOWERING. A/C WAS BROUGHT TO A HOVER AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED GEAR APPEARED SAFE. A/C WAS LANDED AND TAXIED TO PARKING. FURTHER INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE MECH AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL. A/C WAS REFUELED AND CREW BOARDED WITH INTENT TO REPOSITION THE A/C FOR ADDITIONAL GEAR INSPECTION. PRIOR TO START, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WITH DAMAGE TO THE LOWER WSPS, GEAR DOORS, ANTENNA, AND GEAR LINKAGE.

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