What happened
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(-5)From: randy l foster to: terence t carr subject: re: incident at adm the aircraft was located on the ramp in front of the control tower. All gear were extended. I found that damage was restricted to the nose gear, cowling, and propeller. The nose gear wheel was cocked as if the nose wheel axle was bent upward and to the rear of the aircraft. This indicated that there was heavy impact to the nose gear during a landing. Main gear had not been damaged. The nose gear actuator was extended and the rod was bent severely. Grinding marks were on the inside of the nose gear doors where they were driven open and contacted the runway. Both nose gear door linkages were broken from the actuating mechanism. The propeller blades were curled up approx 1/2 of their length. The nose cowling had worn thru in the forward lower area due to contact with the runway. Telecon with pilot: pilot stated he had a normal landing and rolled out approx 100 feet before experiencing a loud bang as if he hit something on the runway and the nose gear then folded. He also said that there had been recent blacktop patches put on the runway and he felt that he had hit one of those areas. Pilot EST imated that the patch was 6 inches above the runway top and he felt this is what caused damage to the nose gear. privacy data omitted Randy l. foster
As the FAA filed it
(-5)FROM: RANDY L FOSTER TO: TERENCE T CARR SUBJECT: RE: INCIDENT AT ADM THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON THE RAMP IN FRONT OF THE CONTROL TOWER. ALL GEAR WERE EXTENDED. I FOUND THAT DAMAGE WAS RESTRICTED TO THE NOSE GEAR, COWLING, AND PROPELLER. THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WAS COCKED AS IF THE NOSE WHEEL AXLE WAS BENT UPWARD AND TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS HEAVY IMPACT TO THE NOSE GEAR DURING A LANDING. MAIN GEAR HAD NOT BEEN DAMAGED. THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS EXTENDED AND THE ROD WAS BENT SEVERELY. GRINDING MARKS WERE ON THE INSIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WHERE THEY WERE DRIVEN OPEN AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. BOTH NOSE GEAR DOOR LINKAGES WERE BROKEN FROM THE ACTUATING MECHANISM. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED UP APPROX 1/2 OF THEIR LENGTH. THE NOSE COWLING HAD WORN THRU IN THE FORWARD LOWER AREA DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. TELECON WITH PILOT: PILOT STATED HE HAD A NORMAL LANDING AND ROLLED OUT APPROX 100 FEET BEFORE EXPERIENCING A LOUD BANG AS IF HE HIT SOMETHING ON THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR THEN FOLDED. HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECENT BLACKTOP PATCHES PUT ON THE RUNWAY AND HE FELT THAT HE HAD HIT ONE OF THOSE AREAS. PILOT EST IMATED THAT THE PATCH WAS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE RUNWAY TOP AND HE FELT THIS IS WHAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RANDY L. FOSTER
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