What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Crew was performing touch and go's at zephyrhills airport, Florida. During the first take off, the nose wheel exited the aircraft. Pilot in command called europa aircraft company at Lakeland airport, Florida, to advise of the condition and to request assistance in landing. Aircraft landed on what remained of the nose strut. The nose strut normally angles in an aft to forward direction. Upon contact with the ground the remaining portion of the strut bent backwards, puncturing the firewall and breaking and/or cracking the remaining welds of the assembly. Parts will be sent to miami NTSB for further investigation per the request of john lovell. Full narrative confirmed by PIC, is documented in attached Lakeland police report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CREW WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT ZEPHYRHILLS AIRPORT, FLORIDA. DURING THE FIRST TAKE OFF, THE NOSE WHEEL EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT IN COMMAND CALLED EUROPA AIRCRAFT COMPANY AT LAKELAND AIRPORT, FLORIDA, TO ADVISE OF THE CONDITION AND TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON WHAT REMAINED OF THE NOSE STRUT. THE NOSE STRUT NORMALLY ANGLES IN AN AFT TO FORWARD DIRECTION. UPON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE STRUT BENT BACKWARDS, PUNCTURING THE FIREWALL AND BREAKING AND/OR CRACKING THE REMAINING WELDS OF THE ASSEMBLY. PARTS WILL BE SENT TO MIAMI NTSB FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION PER THE REQUEST OF JOHN LOVELL. FULL NARRATIVE CONFIRMED BY PIC, IS DOCUMENTED IN ATTACHED LAKELAND POLICE REPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.