What happened
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(-5) History of flight - on March 12, 1999, at 12:30 p.m., a Cessna 337D, aircraft N86377, serial number 337-1167, operated by ernesto martin, departed the north side of runway nine left at Tamiami, and had a nose gear failure. Mr. Martin was performing short filed landings in preparation for a multi engine flight check. Mr. Martin stated that when the nose wheel contactedthe runway surface of nine left, the nose wheel vibrated severely. Mr. Martin said applied nose up elevator to keep the weight off the nose wheel. The aircraft drifted to left side of the runway. He said that he was reluctant to utilize the brakes to correct the drift. The aircraft departed the runway resulting in the nose landing gear shearing at the yoke. The aircraft came to rest approximately on aircraft length forward of the point where the nose landing gear failed. The front propeller received damage, however the engine did not sustain sudden engine stoppage. Injures to persons - none damage to aircraft - the yoke assembly, left front portion, in the bend radius was bent outward. The tire received damage from rubbing on the inside surfaces of the arm areas. The bead area on both sides of the tire were broken. The valve stem hole was intact. The wheel was loose on the axle and no grease was observed. The axle was attached to the yoke assembly. The tire sidewalls showed evidence of heat damage. The inner tube was shredded and the valve stem was missing. The tread did not show any unusual wear. One area of the tire was scuffed from skidding. Pilot information - Mr. Martin had a total time of 100 hours, approximately 20 hours were logged in the 90 days preceding this incident. Mr. Martin had received 20 hours of dual instruction in the Cessna 337. Mr. Martin satisfactorily completed a private pilot flight check on November 10, 1999. Mr. Martin holds a private pilot certificate, single engine land. Meteorological information - VMC conditions prevailed. The weather reported at 12:37 p.m. was clear with ten miles visibility and the wind was 120 degrees at seven knots. The wather report also noted haze in the remarks section. Summary - there was no evidence of any failure of the wheel bearing or nose wheel yoke prior to the incident. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-5) HISTORY OF FLIGHT - ON MARCH 12, 1999, AT 12:30 P.M., A CESSNA 337D, AIRCRAFT N86377, SERIAL NUMBER 337-1167, OPERATED BY ERNESTO MARTIN, DEPARTED THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY NINE LEFT AT TAMIAMI, AND HAD A NOSE GEAR FAILURE. MR. MARTIN WAS PERFORMING SHORT FILED LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR A MULTI ENGINE FLIGHT CHECK. MR. MARTIN STATED THAT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTEDTHE RUNWAY SURFACE OF NINE LEFT, THE NOSE WHEEL VIBRATED SEVERELY. MR. MARTIN SAID APPLIED NOSE UP ELEVATOR TO KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT HE WAS RELUCTANT TO UTILIZE THE BRAKES TO CORRECT THE DRIFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEARING AT THE YOKE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY ON AIRCRAFT LENGTH FORWARD OF THE POINT WHERE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED. THE FRONT PROPELLER RECEIVED DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE ENGINE DID NOT SUSTAIN SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE. INJURES TO PERSONS - NONE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT - THE YOKE ASSEMBLY, LEFT FRONT PORTION, IN THE BEND RADIUS WAS BENT OUTWARD. THE TIRE RECEIVED DAMAGE FROM RUBBING ON THE INSIDE SURFACES OF THE ARM AREAS. THE BEAD AREA ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE WERE BROKEN. THE VALVE STEM HOLE WAS INTACT. THE WHEEL WAS LOOSE ON THE AXLE AND NO GREASE WAS OBSERVED. THE AXLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE YOKE ASSEMBLY. THE TIRE SIDEWALLS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. THE INNER TUBE WAS SHREDDED AND THE VALVE STEM WAS MISSING. THE TREAD DID NOT SHOW ANY UNUSUAL WEAR. ONE AREA OF THE TIRE WAS SCUFFED FROM SKIDDING. PILOT INFORMATION - MR. MARTIN HAD A TOTAL TIME OF 100 HOURS, APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS WERE LOGGED IN THE 90 DAYS PRECEDING THIS INCIDENT. MR. MARTIN HAD RECEIVED 20 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION IN THE CESSNA 337. MR. MARTIN SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT CHECK ON NOVEMBER 10, 1999. MR. MARTIN HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, SINGLE ENGINE LAND. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION - VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE WEATHER REPORTED AT 12:37 P.M. WAS CLEAR WITH TEN MILES VISIBILITY AND THE WIND WAS 120 DEGREES AT SEVEN KNOTS. THE WATHER REPORT ALSO NOTED HAZE IN THE REMARKS SECTION. SUMMARY - THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARING OR NOSE WHEEL YOKE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^