NEAR PORT HEIDE, AK, USA
N4025W
PIPER PA-32-300
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS BACK TAXIING ALONG A BEACH AFTER LANDING AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ON EXAMINATION, THE PILOT FOUND THAT A BOLT IN THE NOSE GEAR STEERING MECHANISM HAD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR TO OVER ROTATE IN THE TURN, PUTTING SEVERE SIDE LOADS ON THE GEAR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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