19990516038219I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA5B · Sarasota-Brand, FL · May 16, 1999

Date: May 16, 1999 · 18:14 local
Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N211JA
Reported as: Amrgen AA5B
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,400 total

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What happened

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

(-23) Nose gear fork assemby, nose wheel fairing, and nose wheel assembly (including all attachment hardware) departed the aircraft in flight due to failure of the stud which secures the assemblies to the nose gear strut. The stud failed at or adjacent to the threaded area and was ground off during landing. The missing parts were not recovered. The nose gear strut was bent in the radius after contact with the runway. The nose strut torque tube yoke assembly broke off at the point where the end of the strut is located inside the yoke. The nose strut punctured the fuselage belly. The propeller and muffler were damaged by contact with the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOSE GEAR FORK ASSEMBY, NOSE WHEEL FAIRING, AND NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING ALL ATTACHMENT HARDWARE) DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STUD WHICH SECURES THE ASSEMBLIES TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE STUD FAILED AT OR ADJACENT TO THE THREADED AREA AND WAS GROUND OFF DURING LANDING. THE MISSING PARTS WERE NOT RECOVERED. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS BENT IN THE RADIUS AFTER CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE STRUT TORQUE TUBE YOKE ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF AT THE POINT WHERE THE END OF THE STRUT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE YOKE. THE NOSE STRUT PUNCTURED THE FUSELAGE BELLY. THE PROPELLER AND MUFFLER WERE DAMAGED BY CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.