# Incident 19990929027599I: Socata MS893E, Moses Lake, WA, September 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1999, 18:10 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Grant County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2086° N, 119.3191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2086&lon=-119.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350RA-2020-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS893E (registry code 8402838, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms893e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS893E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990929027599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED UPON LANDING THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED TO FLUTTER SEVERELY. THE INTENSITY WAS SO SEVERE, THE MAIN SUPPORT TUBE BROKE AND THE ENTIRE NOSE WHEEL ASSY. SEPARATED.  INSPECTION OF THE ASSY. CONFIRMED FAILURE OF THE SHIMMY DAMPER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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