What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) On October 24, 1998, at 1830MST a Cessna 210, N639C, registered to flight fandango LLC, had the nose gear collapse upon landing at Double Eagle airport, rio rancho, new Mexico, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the private pilot received no injuries. The flight originated at the Albuquerque international sunport, on October 24, 1998, at 1630 MST. An inspection of the aircraft revealed that the lower trunnion assembly had rotated slightly on the strut preventing the nose gear from locking in the down position. Cause of the rotation is unknown. The owner is going to file a malfunction or defect report.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON OCTOBER 24, 1998, AT 1830MST A CESSNA 210, N639C, REGISTERED TO FLIGHT FANDANGO LLC, HAD THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE UPON LANDING AT DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT, RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT, ON OCTOBER 24, 1998, AT 1630 MST. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE LOWER TRUNNION ASSEMBLY HAD ROTATED SLIGHTLY ON THE STRUT PREVENTING THE NOSE GEAR FROM LOCKING IN THE DOWN POSITION. CAUSE OF THE ROTATION IS UNKNOWN. THE OWNER IS GOING TO FILE A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.
Other reports on N639C · 2
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