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FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Indianapolis, IN · February 1, 1998

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Date
February 1, 1998 · 11:45 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis Terry Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N47TP
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
69 total56 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: Cessna 172, N47TP, piloted by mr. Terry b. armstrong, was shooting touch and go landings at the Terry airport. Weather at the time was VMC and within the limits established on Mr. Armstrong's student pilot license. A witness observed the next to the last touch and go and noticed the severe nose wheel shimmy on the takeoff. On the next landing Mr. Armstrong touched down and started to swerve to the left as indicated by the skid marks on the runway. The aircraft exited the runway to the left shearing the nose gear and came to rest approximately 15 feet off of the runway. Damage to the aircraft was minor and the pilot, Mr. Armstrong, received no injuries. Airworthiness: it is felt that the severe nose wheel shimmy could have been detected by proper preflight of the nose gear of the aircraft including the shimmy damper. A witness to the last takeoff stated that the aircraft was experiencing severe nose gear shimmy. An inspection of the failed nose gear indicated that the nose gear had started to separate from the firewall as a result of the severe shimmy. Airman competence: Mr. Armstrong is a student with less than 70 flying hours. Mr. Armstrong should have aborted his takeoff when he experienced the nose wheel shimmy on takeoff. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CESSNA 172, N47TP, PILOTED BY MR. TERRY B. ARMSTRONG, WAS SHOOTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE TERRY AIRPORT. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC AND WITHIN THE LIMITS ESTABLISHED ON MR. ARMSTRONG'S STUDENT PILOT LICENSE. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE NEXT TO THE LAST TOUCH AND GO AND NOTICED THE SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON THE TAKEOFF. ON THE NEXT LANDING MR. ARMSTRONG TOUCHED DOWN AND STARTED TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT AS INDICATED BY THE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET OFF OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND THE PILOT, MR. ARMSTRONG, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. AIRWORTHINESS: IT IS FELT THAT THE SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY COULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY PROPER PREFLIGHT OF THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE SHIMMY DAMPER. A WITNESS TO THE LAST TAKEOFF STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE NOSE GEAR SHIMMY. AN INSPECTION OF THE FAILED NOSE GEAR INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL AS A RESULT OF THE SEVERE SHIMMY. AIRMAN COMPETENCE: MR. ARMSTRONG IS A STUDENT WITH LESS THAN 70 FLYING HOURS. MR. ARMSTRONG SHOULD HAVE ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF WHEN HE EXPERIENCED THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON TAKEOFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^