REFLECTOR:Nose Gear - Preliminary accident report

Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:25:01 -0500

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it is important that the "down" micro switch doesn't make until the over
center bar is locked- mine needed adjustment- at least you sill know if it
is locked or not- might not be the cause, but I am guessing that it probably
is- if the gas spring dies, then the bar will not go over center.......
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  From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On Behalf
Of Ronnie Brown
  Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:13 PM
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  Subject: REFLECTOR:Nose Gear - Preliminary accident report

  <!--StartFragment-->IDENTIFICATION
    Regis#: 440DC        Make/Model: EXP      Description: EXP- VELOCITY
XLRG
    Date: 08/02/2003     Time: 0045

    Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
    Damage: Minor

  LOCATION
    City: OSHKOSH   State: WI   Country: US

  DESCRIPTION
    ACFT LANDED RWY 18R AT OSHKOSH, WI (OSH). ON LANDING ACFT NOSE WHEEL
    COLLAPSED. OSHKOSH, WI

  INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                   # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0
Unk:
                   # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0
Unk:
                   # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0
Unk:

  WEATHER: METAR KOSH 012353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2984

  OTHER DATA
    Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Landing      Operation: General Aviation

    Departed: OSHKOSH, WI                 Dep Date: 08/02/2003   Dep. Time:
0045
    Destination: UNKN                     Flt Plan: UNK          Wx
Briefing: U
    Last Radio Cont:
    Last Clearance: CLRD TO LND

    FAA FSDO: MILWAUKEE, WI  (GL13)                 Entry date: 08/04/2003

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<DIV>it is 
important that the "down" micro switch doesn't make until the over center bar is 
locked- mine needed adjustment- at least you sill know if it is locked or not- 
might not be the cause, but I am guessing that it probably is- if the gas spring 
dies, then the bar will not go over center.......</DIV>
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 <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org 
 [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On Behalf Of Ronnie 
 Brown Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:13 PM To: 
 reflector@tvbf.org Subject: REFLECTOR:Nose Gear - Preliminary 
 accident report </DIV>
 <DIV>&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;IDENTIFICATION &nbsp; Regis#: 
 440DC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Make/Model: 
 EXP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Description: EXP- VELOCITY XLRG &nbsp; 
 Date: 08/02/2003&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Time: 0045 &nbsp; Event Type: 
 Incident&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Injury: None&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mid Air: 
 N&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Missing: N &nbsp; Damage: 
 Minor LOCATION &nbsp; City: OSHKOSH&nbsp;&nbsp; State: 
 WI&nbsp;&nbsp; Country: US DESCRIPTION &nbsp; ACFT LANDED RWY 18R AT 
 OSHKOSH, WI (OSH). ON LANDING ACFT NOSE WHEEL &nbsp; COLLAPSED. OSHKOSH, 
 WI INJURY DATA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total Fatal:&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 0 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 # Crew:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fat:&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ser:&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Min:&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unk:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 # Pass:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fat:&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ser:&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Min:&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unk:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 # Grnd:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fat:&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ser:&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Min:&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unk:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WEATHER: METAR KOSH 012353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2984 OTHER 
 DATA &nbsp; Activity: Pleasure&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phase: 
 Landing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Operation: General 
 Aviation &nbsp; Departed: OSHKOSH, 
 WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dep Date: 08/02/2003&nbsp;&nbsp; Dep. Time: 0045 &nbsp; Destination: 
 UNKN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Flt Plan: UNK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wx 
 Briefing: U &nbsp; Last Radio Cont: &nbsp; Last Clearance: CLRD TO 
 LND &nbsp; FAA FSDO: MILWAUKEE, WI&nbsp; 
 (GL13)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Entry date: 08/04/2003 </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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