32.8198° N, 97.3624° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (FTW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 14, 1995 · 09:30 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Meacham Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21VW
Reported as
Amtr Velocity
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
257 total14 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: nose gear collapsed on takeoff from runway 34R at Meacham international airport. Investigation revealed that the nose gear gas strut for the down lock mechanism failed. The damage was limited to the nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34R AT MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR GAS STRUT FOR THE DOWN LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR.