Originally Posted by
melmothtw
I think the point being made isn't that the nosewheel failures are linked, but that the nosewheel may have an inherent weakness that needs to be addressed.
Indeed, though I don't think the automatic ejection system is what sent the pilot skywards on this occasion, as whatever parameters would have caused the seat to fire automatically were present some seconds before it actually fired. Suspect the pilot made the choice and ejected himself.
One other thing that’s apparent is the aircraft does touch down with some forward speed, not sure if that was intended by the pilot or perhaps a by product of a systems failure