What was found
(CAN) CROSSWIND HARD LANDING ON NOSE CAUSING NUT TO SEPARATE, OPENING OF THE FORK, WHEEL FOUND SHIFTER. PART SEND FOR NDT. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE EXCEPT SCRATCH ON 1/2 WHEEL HUB.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft time
- 20,171 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D2J
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- 074241027
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Axle
- Part time
- 20,208 hours
- 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.