ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358914
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| Date: | Sunday 4 June 1995 |
| Time: | 10:29 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7392P |
| MSN: | 24-2576 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winnsboro, SC (KFDW) |
| (KCAE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION SYSTEM FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MATERIAL FAILURE. THE EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR DISCLOSED THAT THE ROLLER ALIGNER ASSEMBLY WAS DISPLACED OUTSIDE OF THE CENTERING TRACK, AND THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELL AT AN ANGLE. NO NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY COMPONENT SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR OR FRACTURES.
Probable Cause: THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE NOSE GEAR CENTERING TRACK AND ROLLER ASSEMBLIES WHICH PRECLUDED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA117
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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