AAIB investigation to Piper PA-44-180, G-BGCO
Nose landing gear collapsed during landing, Blackpool Airport, Lancashire, 12 February 2021.
Summary:
During an approach to Warton Airfield the landing gear was selected down but the nose landing gear did not lock down. Despite use of the emergency lowering system and repeated efforts to lower the landing gear, the situation could not be resolved. The aircraft diverted to Blackpool Airport where engineering support for the aircraft was available. The nose landing gear collapsed on touchdown.
It is likely that distortion or failure of a ‘pivot bolt’ in the nose landing gear was sufficient to prevent the nose landing gear locking down.
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Published 12 August 2021