By Sam Burgess
Updated
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its report into a forced landing at Toowoomba Airport earlier this year.
The ATSB says the front landing gear of the Hawker Beechcraft failed to retract after it took off from Hervey Bay in April.
After troubleshooting the problem, the pilot and co-pilot decided to continue to Toowoomba Airport for a forced landing.
The plane landed with the gear partially down but the plane came to a safe stop and did not catch fire.
No-one was injured.
The ATSB says a rod end was not properly fused with a plunger tube prior to assembly, causing the malfunction.
The part was assembled by an external supplier but Hawker Beechcraft issued a mandatory service bulletin ordering the part be inspected on all models.
Topics: air-transport, air-and-space, public-sector, toowoomba-4350, bundaberg-4670
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