# Incident 19920129005569I: Socata RALLYE235E, Somerset, KY, January 29, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Somerset, KY
- Airport: Somerset- Pulaski Cty
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0865° N, 84.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0865&lon=-84.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N326RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E (registry code 8400135, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-rallye-235e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA RALLYE235E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,035 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129005569I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. PILOT STATED NOSE GEAR FAILURE CAUSED BY NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N326RA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910924050389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910924050389I), Sep 24, 1991: Socata RALLYE235E (N326RA), Columbus, GA, Minor damage. On landing nose wheel departed aircraft. Axle had broken. Signs of severe rust and cracks.
- [Incident 19861227080889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227080889I), Dec 27, 1986: Socata RALLYE235E (N326RA), Mamou, LA, Minor damage. Nosewheel separated aircraft on rollout. Found axle had cracked.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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