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FAA incident report · Amtr Lancair · Olathe, KS · February 20, 1996

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Date
February 20, 1996 · 13:08 local
Place
Olathe, KS
Airport
Johnson County Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N444WH
Reported as
Amtr Lancair
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N444WHRegistered now · Haynes F M LANCAIR IVS/N 100Airframe modelHaynes F M LANCAIR IVEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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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 02-20-96 at 1857Z time, aircraft N444WH landed on runway 35 at ojc. During landing, nose gear collapsed causing aircraft to stop at midfield off east edge of runway 35. This is an amateur built aircraft. It was determined that free castering nose gear had turned sideways upon gear retraction on take-off from tulsa international airport. This resulted in the nose gear to not fully retract and stay in a sideways position (perpendicular to the nose of aircraft). This placed the gear in an inappropriate position on landing. The probable cause is that the nose gear does not have a self centering mechanism in the strut assembly. Furthermore, the nose gear support links (part number GM027-4) failed to with stand the sharp turning forces of the free castering wheel. The manufacturer of this amateur built kit will furnish an improved nose strut. This improved nose strut has a self centering mechanism in order to preclude the possibility of this incident recurring. This incident is closed. Incident no. CE96IGA0029

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 02-20-96 AT 1857Z TIME, AIRCRAFT N444WH LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AT OJC. DURING LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO STOP AT MIDFIELD OFF EAST EDGE OF RUNWAY 35. THIS IS AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FREE CASTERING NOSE GEAR HAD TURNED SIDEWAYS UPON GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKE-OFF FROM TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR TO NOT FULLY RETRACT AND STAY IN A SIDEWAYS POSITION (PERPENDICULAR TO THE NOSE OF AIRCRAFT). THIS PLACED THE GEAR IN AN INAPPROPRIATE POSITION ON LANDING. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOES NOT HAVE A SELF CENTERING MECHANISM IN THE STRUT ASSEMBLY. FURTHERMORE, THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT LINKS (PART NUMBER GM027-4) FAILED TO WITH STAND THE SHARP TURNING FORCES OF THE FREE CASTERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS AMATEUR BUILT KIT WILL FURNISH AN IMPROVED NOSE STRUT. THIS IMPROVED NOSE STRUT HAS A SELF CENTERING MECHANISM IN ORDER TO PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS INCIDENT RECURRING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. INCIDENT NO. CE96IGA0029

Other reports on N444WH · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19950611015679IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Olathe, KSNarrative: pilot stated that he experienced an electrical failure and lost all electrical power including power to the landing gear system. Pilot returned to ixd, pumped the gear down manually using the emergency gear system, and made a low pass by the…Jun 11, 1995 · Minor damage