# Incident 19950830035249I: Beech B24R, Worcester, MA, August 30, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1995, 18:20 local time
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Airport: Worcester Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2671° N, 71.8756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WORCESTER RGNL (ORH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2671&lon=-71.8756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9371S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9371S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 414 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950830035249I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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