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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 114 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · April 20, 2001

Date: April 20, 2001 · 14:11 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N57BH
Reported as: Gulstm 114
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,800 total2,800 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N57BHRegistered now · Rockwell International 114S/N 14001 · Built 1976 Airframe modelRockwell International 114 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23)On April 20, 2001 at about 2311 EDT, a aero commander 114 registered to the pilot experienced the collapse of the nose gear on landing runway 8 at Ft Lauderdale Executive Airport, Ft Lauderdale FL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft experienced minor damage and there were no injuries to the pilot and passenger. Examination of the aircraft the accident revealed that the nose gear actuator rod failed internally causing the nose gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 20, 2001 AT ABOUT 2311 EDT, A AERO COMMANDER 114 REGISTERED TO THE PILOT EXPERIENCED THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR ON LANDING RUNWAY 8 AT FT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FT LAUDERDALE FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD FAILED INTERNALLY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.