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FAA incident report · WSK M18DROMADER · Yerington, NV · March 27, 1997

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Date
March 27, 1997 · 10:20 local
Place
Yerington, NV
Airport
Yerington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9043U
Reported as
WSK M18DROMADER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total1,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N9043URegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2012 · WSK PZL Mielec M-18AS/N 1Z016-20Airframe modelWSK PZL Mielec M-18AEngine modelWsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IRReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: 03/26/97, aircraft wheel/tire assemblies were changed by owner/operator. 03/27/97, 11:20 PST, while the pilot was making practice touch and go landings, the left main wheel assy departed from the axel. After being notified by radio from the ground crew. The pilot slowly landed on the right main and tail wheels. When the left side settled, the aircraft rolled on the left wheel brake disc, causing no other damage. The wheel assy. Was retrieved and when inspected only the inside of the wheel where it rubbed on the axel was damaged. The retension nut was not found. The operator has ordered a new axel, retention nut, bearings and brake assembly and will replace the wheel with a servicable one. The retention nut assembly and will replace the wheel with a serivcable one. The retention nut is locked in place by two small screws and then safety wired in place. The owner stated that they are still trying to locate the retention nut to try and determine why it came off. They will then report back to us. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: 03/26/97, AIRCRAFT WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLIES WERE CHANGED BY OWNER/OPERATOR. 03/27/97, 11:20 PST, WHILE THE PILOT WAS MAKING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSY DEPARTED FROM THE AXEL. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY RADIO FROM THE GROUND CREW. THE PILOT SLOWLY LANDED ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND TAIL WHEELS. WHEN THE LEFT SIDE SETTLED, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON THE LEFT WHEEL BRAKE DISC, CAUSING NO OTHER DAMAGE. THE WHEEL ASSY. WAS RETRIEVED AND WHEN INSPECTED ONLY THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WHERE IT RUBBED ON THE AXEL WAS DAMAGED. THE RETENSION NUT WAS NOT FOUND. THE OPERATOR HAS ORDERED A NEW AXEL, RETENTION NUT, BEARINGS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND WILL REPLACE THE WHEEL WITH A SERVICABLE ONE. THE RETENTION NUT ASSEMBLY AND WILL REPLACE THE WHEEL WITH A SERIVCABLE ONE. THE RETENTION NUT IS LOCKED IN PLACE BY TWO SMALL SCREWS AND THEN SAFETY WIRED IN PLACE. THE OWNER STATED THAT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO LOCATE THE RETENTION NUT TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHY IT CAME OFF. THEY WILL THEN REPORT BACK TO US. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.