What was found
(CAN) DAMAGE CAUSED BY OVERSTEERING BY PILOT WHEN TOWING AIRCRAFT TO HANGAR WITH TRACTOR. REPLACED COLLARS (P/N 31811-000; P/N 1781-000) AND HARDWARE. LINKS (SCISSORS) INSPECTED AS WELL AS THE INTERCONNECTING STEERING MECHANISM.
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE2YR2
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Collar
- Part number
- 31811000
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 7,066 hours
- Component
- 31767000
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.