41. Too much air in the oily fluid would make the nose gear and steering mechanism respond sluggishly, engineers feared. 42. After the nose gear failed to deploy, the crew diverted to Mehrabad and landed without the nose gear down. 43. The damage likely contributed to the Mirage veering off the runway on landing, after which the nose gear collapsed. 44. Several minutes into the flight during a gear retraction and extension test the nose gear failed to lock properly. 45. After the nose gear failed to deploy, the crew diverted to Mehrabad and landed without the nose gear down. 46. The main landing gear was a Gemini strut and wheel, whilst the nose gear was a Gemini tail wheel assembly. 47. The nose gear of the STA was lowered at AGL in case of an inadvertent touchdown with the runway surface. 48. The aircraft struck a highway street light, and its nose gear touched down on the westbound lane of Highway 114. 49. The squadron qualified on the escort carrier in March 1946, but nose gear problems persisted and cut the cruise short. 50. There were no injuries amongst the eleven people on board although the aircraft suffered substantial damage when the nose gear collapsed.
