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: during takeoff roll pilot experienced severe vibration from the nose wheel. Pilot aborted take off and the nose gear collapsed before aircraft could be stopped. There were no injuries and damage appeared to be confined to the nose gear and propeller. Subsequent inspection revealed that the steering collar assembly had failed. Advised mechanic to complete FAA form 8010-4 malfunction or defect report as soon as the correct part number was established.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE WHEEL. PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BEFORE AIRCRAFT COULD BE STOPPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CONFINED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE STEERING COLLAR ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. ADVISED MECHANIC TO COMPLETE FAA FORM 8010-4 MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT AS SOON AS THE CORRECT PART NUMBER WAS ESTABLISHED.
Other reports on N9558E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.