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FAA incident report · Amtrsb Explorer · Houston, TX · March 14, 1995

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Date
March 14, 1995 · 14:08 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N376LC
Reported as
Amtrsb Explorer
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,800 total115 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days
N376LCRegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2013 · Wilson Dean EXPLORER IIS/N 002 · Built 1994Airframe modelWilson Dean EXPLORER IIEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: 1) N376LC was taxiing toward the approach end of runway 17 (right) with the stated intention of departing VFR direct to new iberia, LA. 2) when turning right into a designated run-up area the pilot taxied over what appeared to be standing water on the prepared surface. The perceived 'water' was revealed as a hole in the paved surface with a soft bottom of mud. 3) when the nose landing gear wheel entered the hole it sunk up to approximately the center line or the wheel and made abrupt contact with the edge of the hole and the hard surface of the run-up area. The nose landing gear fork with the associated wheel and tire broke off at the point of attachment to the nose landing gear shock strut. 4) subsequent from separating from the nose strut the fork, wheel, and tire bounced off the hull of the aircraft and came to rest approximately 15 feet from the nose of the aircraft at the 1 o'clock position. 5) as of the date of this report no other damage to this report has been determined. End

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: 1) N376LC WAS TAXIING TOWARD THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17 (RIGHT) WITH THE STATED INTENTION OF DEPARTING VFR DIRECT TO NEW IBERIA, LA. 2) WHEN TURNING RIGHT INTO A DESIGNATED RUN-UP AREA THE PILOT TAXIED OVER WHAT APPEARED TO BE STANDING WATER ON THE PREPARED SURFACE. THE PERCEIVED 'WATER' WAS REVEALED AS A HOLE IN THE PAVED SURFACE WITH A SOFT BOTTOM OF MUD. 3) WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ENTERED THE HOLE IT SUNK UP TO APPROXIMATELY THE CENTER LINE OR THE WHEEL AND MADE ABRUPT CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE HOLE AND THE HARD SURFACE OF THE RUN-UP AREA. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK WITH THE ASSOCIATED WHEEL AND TIRE BROKE OFF AT THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT. 4) SUBSEQUENT FROM SEPARATING FROM THE NOSE STRUT THE FORK, WHEEL, AND TIRE BOUNCED OFF THE HULL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET FROM THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION. 5) AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THIS REPORT HAS BEEN DETERMINED. END