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FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Gadsden, AL · August 3, 1997

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Date
August 3, 1997 · 18:59 local
Place
Gadsden, AL
Airport
Gadsden Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N11638
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N11638Registration cancelled Jul 7, 2011 · Cessna 150LS/N 15075590 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: during the investigation of the aircraft incident which occured, Sunday, August 3, 1997, the following was found. A nut was missing from the nose wheel axle. The nose wheel tire was cut and deflated. The nose wheel rim was broken in the bearing area and compressed in the rim area. After inspecting the aircraft it was also found that each wing tip was damaged. There did not appear to be damage to either spars in the wings. After returning to the office, contact was made with the pilot flying this aircraft when the incident occured. During the conversation he was ask to fax a statement telling the events that lead up to the incident. The pilot stated in this fax that after making three take-off and landings he was going to make a short field landing. During the landing the nose wheel was either missing or came off during the landing. He also contacted the runway with both wing tips during this landing. privacy data omitted All parts were found near the place where the aircraft touched down.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHICH OCCURED, SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1997, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND. A NUT WAS MISSING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL AXLE. THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS CUT AND DEFLATED. THE NOSE WHEEL RIM WAS BROKEN IN THE BEARING AREA AND COMPRESSED IN THE RIM AREA. AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT EACH WING TIP WAS DAMAGED. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGE TO EITHER SPARS IN THE WINGS. AFTER RETURNING TO THE OFFICE, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE PILOT FLYING THIS AIRCRAFT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED. DURING THE CONVERSATION HE WAS ASK TO FAX A STATEMENT TELLING THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED IN THIS FAX THAT AFTER MAKING THREE TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A SHORT FIELD LANDING. DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL WAS EITHER MISSING OR CAME OFF DURING THE LANDING. HE ALSO CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH BOTH WING TIPS DURING THIS LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALL PARTS WERE FOUND NEAR THE PLACE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN.