Landing Gear Issues

Aircraft experienced a right main landing gear unsafe indication on gear extension at destination. After following emergency procedures, the crew was not able to obtain a safe indication. The aircraft landed and, on coming to a stop, the right main gear collapsed. Significant damage to the right main landing gear actuator support structure was discovered. The actuator was observed in the extended position.

Editorial Staff

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Multiple aircraft experienced landing gear malfunctions, ranging from unsafe indications and collapses to component breakage during landing.
Specific failures included damaged main gear actuators, cracked nose gear welds, failed gear transmission mounts, and broken trunnions.
Issues identified ranged from a chronic design problem affecting a fleet of Cirrus SR20s to suspected ground mishandling contributing to nose gear actuator damage in a Piper PA-46.