19991222038379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210 · Elko, NV · December 22, 1999

Date
December 22, 1999 · 15:41 local
Place
Elko, NV
Airport
Elko Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7449E
Reported as
Cessna 210
Reported engine
Continental O470*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total250 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During a fast taxi run or take off roll the nose gear developed a severe shimmy at 40 mph and collapsed. No action planned against the pilot however, investigation into why the nose gear collapsed may warrent investigation of the mechanic.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A FAST TAXI RUN OR TAKE OFF ROLL THE NOSE GEAR DEVELOPED A SEVERE SHIMMY AT 40 MPH AND COLLAPSED. NO ACTION PLANNED AGAINST THE PILOT HOWEVER, INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED MAY WARRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANIC.