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FAA incident report · Beech B24R · Worcester, MA · August 30, 1995

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Date
August 30, 1995 · 18:20 local
Place
Worcester, MA
Airport
Worcester Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9371S
Reported as
Beech B24R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
598 total414 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N9371SRegistered now · Beech B24RS/N MC-364 · Built 1975Airframe modelBeech B24REngine modelLycoming I0360 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: on aug. 30, 1995, at 18:20 EDT, aircraft 9371S, was performing a touch and go on runway 15/33 at orh. During take-off roll, the aircraft experienced a violent shimmy; the nose gear strut and wheel assembly departed the aircraft and the aircraft scraped on the engine cowl and exhaust stack for 747 feet coming to rest on the center line of the runway. The pilot was not injured and provided a written statement to the orh airport authorities. All landing gear were down and locked and indications green, this was confirmed during FAA inspection. Investigation found that the shimmy damper was ineffective and several points of movement on the nose gear loose. The last annual inspection was on 12-01-94. Total time on aircraft since annual is 16 hours. The mechanic/ai responsible for the annual inspection was counseled by the FAA on the need for detailed inspection of landing gear. He was receptive to the advice given by the inspectors. Runway 33 has a deteriorating patch on the left side between a and c taxiways. The drop off on the patch is approximately 2 to 3 inches. Mass. Aeronautics commission is aware of this condition and informed investigators runway improveme nt is scheduled for 1997. The nose wheel shimmy on N9371S began at this deteriorated patch. Ane 620 notified of runway condition ptrs NE039504088. Incident investigation ptrs NE039512398. I.a. surveillance ptrs NE039504096.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUG. 30, 1995, AT 18:20 EDT, AIRCRAFT 9371S, WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 15/33 AT ORH. DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHIMMY; THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SCRAPED ON THE ENGINE COWL AND EXHAUST STACK FOR 747 FEET COMING TO REST ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE ORH AIRPORT AUTHORITIES. ALL LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED AND INDICATIONS GREEN, THIS WAS CONFIRMED DURING FAA INSPECTION. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE SHIMMY DAMPER WAS INEFFECTIVE AND SEVERAL POINTS OF MOVEMENT ON THE NOSE GEAR LOOSE. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ON 12-01-94. TOTAL TIME ON AIRCRAFT SINCE ANNUAL IS 16 HOURS. THE MECHANIC/AI RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COUNSELED BY THE FAA ON THE NEED FOR DETAILED INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR. HE WAS RECEPTIVE TO THE ADVICE GIVEN BY THE INSPECTORS. RUNWAY 33 HAS A DETERIORATING PATCH ON THE LEFT SIDE BETWEEN A AND C TAXIWAYS. THE DROP OFF ON THE PATCH IS APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 INCHES. MASS. AERONAUTICS COMMISSION IS AWARE OF THIS CONDITION AND INFORMED INVESTIGATORS RUNWAY IMPROVEME NT IS SCHEDULED FOR 1997. THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON N9371S BEGAN AT THIS DETERIORATED PATCH. ANE 620 NOTIFIED OF RUNWAY CONDITION PTRS NE039504088. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PTRS NE039512398. I.A. SURVEILLANCE PTRS NE039504096.