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.
(-23) As the aircraft was being parked at the gate, it was noted that the right nose wheel was missing. The airport authority was notified. The wheel assembly and the outer half of the axle were found on the taxiway. The axle still had the wheel retaining nut and locking bolt installed. The condition of the wheel bearings does not indicate a bearing failure. The axle broke between the bearing flats. The break appears clean all the way around and does not show signs of long term damage. The axles and components are being sent to the atr for analysis.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PARKED AT THE GATE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT NOSE WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY WAS NOTIFIED. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND THE OUTER HALF OF THE AXLE WERE FOUND ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AXLE STILL HAD THE WHEEL RETAINING NUT AND LOCKING BOLT INSTALLED. THE CONDITION OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS DOES NOT INDICATE A BEARING FAILURE. THE AXLE BROKE BETWEEN THE BEARING FLATS. THE BREAK APPEARS CLEAN ALL THE WAY AROUND AND DOES NOT SHOW SIGNS OF LONG TERM DAMAGE. THE AXLES AND COMPONENTS ARE BEING SENT TO THE ATR FOR ANALYSIS.
Other reports on N421TE · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.