What happened
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(-23) Pilot departed clt to conduct a traffic reporting flight in the local area. Shortly after takeoff the pilot learned of incoming inclement weather in the intended reporting area. Pilot returned to clt and was cleared to land runway 23. On touch down the nose landing gear broke off at the wheel fork. The wheel assembly did minor damage to the lower skin panels aft of the nose wheel area. Other damage noted were the nose gear mount bracket bent/buckled and both propeller balde tips bent. Maule flights, inc. installed a new nose gear and all attaching parts in sept. 1998. According to Maule maintenance and engineering this kind of damage to this model of the Maule acft. Is consistent with hard landing on the nose wheel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED CLT TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC REPORTING FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT LEARNED OF INCOMING INCLEMENT WEATHER IN THE INTENDED REPORTING AREA. PILOT RETURNED TO CLT AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 23. ON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AT THE WHEEL FORK. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DID MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SKIN PANELS AFT OF THE NOSE WHEEL AREA. OTHER DAMAGE NOTED WERE THE NOSE GEAR MOUNT BRACKET BENT/BUCKLED AND BOTH PROPELLER BALDE TIPS BENT. MAULE FLIGHTS, INC. INSTALLED A NEW NOSE GEAR AND ALL ATTACHING PARTS IN SEPT. 1998. ACCORDING TO MAULE MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING THIS KIND OF DAMAGE TO THIS MODEL OF THE MAULE ACFT. IS CONSISTENT WITH HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE WHEEL.
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