# Incident 20020410010789I: Amtr JETFOX97, Lakeland, FL, April 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2002, 17:40 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197JF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pereyra Carlos A JET FOX (registry code 05611JL, https://openairdocs.org/model/pereyra-carlos-a-jet-fox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR JETFOX97
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020410010789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE LANDING ON THE ULTRALIGHT GRASS RUNWAY AT THE SUN N'FUN AIRSHOW, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR, THE FIBERGLASS NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PROPELLER, AND THE RUDDER. ON EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS PREVIOUSLY CRACKED AS EVIDENCE OF RUST AT THE BRAKE POINT WAS FOUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL AXLE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE MISSING, ALLOWING THE NOSE WHEEL TO SHIFT IN ITS MOUNT CAUSING THE NOSE TIRE TO BIND WHICH SNAPPED OFF THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT STEERING ASSEMBLY APPEARED VERY SIMILAR TO A BICYCLE FRONT STEERING FORK IN DESIGN AND SIZE.

## Other reports on N197JF (1)

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

- [Incident 20100602038839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100602038839I), Jun 2, 2010: Pereyra Car JET FOX (N197JF), Misquite, NV, Minor damage. On June 2, 2010 at approximately 1010 local time, N197JF made a hard landing at 67L. During the roll out, N197JF ran over a taxiway sign and caused damage to…

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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