19990109000319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210 · Omaha, NE · January 9, 1999

Date: January 9, 1999 · 13:30 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7360E
Reported as: Cessna 210
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N7360ERegistered now · Cessna 210S/N 57060 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 210 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft experienced severe shimmy in nose wheel during departure roll on rwy 14L. And the nose gear collapsed. (-5)on January 9, 1999, approximately 1315 CST, CE-210, N7360E, experienced the failure of the nose landing gear during the takeoff roll at Omaha, NE. The PIC reported a violent shimmy around 40 knots, immediately reduced the power, and experienced a propeller strick as the aircraft settled on the runway. The PIC and passenger reported no injury. Investigation disclosed a failure of a solid aluminum shaft substituted for the Cessna steering link, part number 1243018-1. The shaft assembly was secured to the NLG steering links by AN-3 bolts in place of the Cessna spring pins, p/n NAS561P7-16. The failure of this shaft caused the nose landing gear fork to pivot, inducing an instantaneous failure.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHIMMY IN NOSE WHEEL DURING DEPARTURE ROLL ON RWY 14L. AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. (-5)ON JANUARY 9, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1315 CST, CE-210, N7360E, EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT OMAHA, NE. THE PIC REPORTED A VIOLENT SHIMMY AROUND 40 KNOTS, IMMEDIATELY REDUCED THE POWER, AND EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER STRICK AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PIC AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURY. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A FAILURE OF A SOLID ALUMINUM SHAFT SUBSTITUTED FOR THE CESSNA STEERING LINK, PART NUMBER 1243018-1. THE SHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS SECURED TO THE NLG STEERING LINKS BY AN-3 BOLTS IN PLACE OF THE CESSNA SPRING PINS, P/N NAS561P7-16. THE FAILURE OF THIS SHAFT CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK TO PIVOT, INDUCING AN INSTANTANEOUS FAILURE.