# Incident 19990516038219I: Amrgen AA5B, Sarasota-Brand, FL, May 16, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1999, 18:14 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990516038219I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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