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Our DG-1000 at Southern Cross Gliding Club (Camden, NSW, Australia)
has experienced multiple occurences of both inadvertent retraction and extension of the undercarriage. Typically the undercarrriage has dropped down whilst in flight, in various modes including straight and level in smooth air. We have also had a collapse on outlanding in a moderately field, and very recently the gear collpased seconds after the glider had been wheeled into the hangar; luckily no-one was injured but the wings hit adjacent gliders. The local DG agent has stated that he has not heard of any other reports of DG-1000 U/C problems; however recently we heard another Australian DG-1000 at Beverley in W.A. experienced a collapse (and it's only a few months old). It appears the overcentre mechanism requires very careful adjustment to prevent the extension problem, however no apparent cause for the retraction problem has been found. We have continually cautioned pilots to make sure the U/C handle is pushed flush with the fuselage wall after putting the gear down. We are wondering if any other clubs or owners have experienced this problem? |
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