20030524008639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VELOCITY173 · Marietta, GA · May 24, 2003

Date: May 24, 2003 · 13:35 local
Place: Marietta, GA
Airport: Cobb County-Mccollum Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N33SV
Reported as: Amtr VELOCITY173
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,735 total76 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On may 24, 2003, at 1335 eastern daylight time with unrestricted visibility and calm wind, an experimental velocity 173, N33SV, registered to and operated by a private pilot Mr. Owen. Upon landing the nose gear of the subject airplane collapsed on runway 27 Mccollum field, Marietta, GA 30144. According to the pilot, preflight presented no indications of any problem. The takeoff and sightseeing flight over lake altoonh were smooth and normal. The touchdown of main gear was smooth. When the pilot eased the nose gear down oscillations erupted in the nose gear. The strut snapped off at the fuselage causing minor damage to the nose and one of the three-propeller blades. A visual inspection of the nose gear strut indicated a fatigue crack and corrosion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2003, AT 1335 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY AND CALM WIND, AN EXPERIMENTAL VELOCITY 173, N33SV, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT MR. OWEN. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR OF THE SUBJECT AIRPLANE COLLAPSED ON RUNWAY 27 MCCOLLUM FIELD, MARIETTA, GA 30144. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, PREFLIGHT PRESENTED NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEM. THE TAKEOFF AND SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT OVER LAKE ALTOONH WERE SMOOTH AND NORMAL. THE TOUCHDOWN OF MAIN GEAR WAS SMOOTH. WHEN THE PILOT EASED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN OSCILLATIONS ERUPTED IN THE NOSE GEAR. THE STRUT SNAPPED OFF AT THE FUSELAGE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND ONE OF THE THREE-PROPELLER BLADES. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT INDICATED A FATIGUE CRACK AND CORROSION.