Service difficulty report · Axle · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
December 2, 2016
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Part
Axle
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT LOST THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND FORK ON TAKE-OFF. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED FORCED LANDING WITHOUT NOSE WHEEL. NLG LEG COLLAPSED ON CONTACT WITH RUNWAY. NLG LEG WAS PUSHED UP INTO THE CENTRE CONSOLE AND LOWER FIREWALL. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CRACKED/BROKEN STUD ON THE LEG. ALL RETAINING PARTS WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY INCLUDING THE BROKEN STUD. (TC# 20200302016)

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