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Old 6th Jun 2007, 08:30
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Tony Mabelis
 
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Overweight landing inspection Gulfstream V from the engineering dept!

Gulfstream V Maintenance mannual Chap.5-50-00 page 618.
I quote:-

Para. b

'An immediate check of grease marks on the shock struts should be made. If main gear shock struts closed to within 1/2 inch of maximum available travel and nose gear closed to within 1 inch of the available travel, then this is evidence that limit vertical loads have been exceeded'

Para c
'was it a two or three point landing? (Most landings are two point and there is no need to worry about nose gear unless there is evidence that it was actually involved)

The aircraft in question definitely did a two point landing and the nose gear clearly did its best to stay uninvolved!!!!!
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