# Incident 19991107031559I: Wsk PZL150A, Houston, TX, November 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1999, 16:55 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150AD-2017-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Koliber PZL-150A (registry code 05625QK, https://openairdocs.org/model/koliber-pzl-150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZL150A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,177 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991107031559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDIG, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURRED. BACK PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ELEVATOR CONTROL TO LIFT THE NOSE GEAR WHILE THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN.  WHEN THE NOSE GEAR FINALLY TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR AND AXLE ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.  POST EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR AXLE FRACTURED WHERE IT CONNECTED TO THE LOWER FORK ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N150AD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020419010969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020419010969I), Apr 19, 2002: Wsk PZL150A (N150AD), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot/owner landed at cos, due to severe weather/windshear advisory. Crosswind landing was uneventful, however upon taxi to parking, wind gust lifted…

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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