NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N180ED and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N180ED and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
Accident 20100225028069ATakeoff: Climb Out · Winter Haven, FLAircraft was departing from gif runway 29, headed to lakeland. Eye witness states he observed the a/c depart the airport and heard the engine stop running. The a/c made a rt bank onto us 92, touch down on the medium collasping the nose gear. The air craft…Incident 19970920032779IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Benton Harbor, MINarrative: the pilot stated that he landed the aircraft, main wheels first. When the nose came down, it continued to drop and cause a propeller to strike the ground. The strut connected to the nose wheel gave out. Upon landing, the aircraft experienced nose…
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 99ZZZX2655Bolt · misinstalledFOUND AN 'AN' BOLT INSTALLED INSTEAD OF JO-BOLTS, NAS 699.667 IN LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT.SDR 97ZZZX4629Compression Assy · failedCOMPRESSION ASSEMBLY CRACKED ALLOWING PIN TO COME OUT. ON LANDING, NOSE FORKS SEPARATED FROM COMPRESSION ASSY. THIS ALLOWED NOSE FORKS TO COLLAPSE ALLOWING PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE.