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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Namer T-28A · Houston, TX · May 30, 2003

Date: May 30, 2003 · 14:15 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N14124
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03LA170
Reported as: Namer T28A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,220 total256 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N14124Registration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · North American T-28AS/N 51-3693 · Built 1951 Airframe modelNorth American T-28A Engine modelWright 1820F56Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot reported that after a normal landing at about 70 knots he felt a high frequency vibration from the nose landing gear. He then raised the nose and the vibration went away. After slowing to approx. 20 knots the vibration reappeared but at an extreme frequency and rate. The aircraft was stopped then taxied to the ramp without further incident. A post flight inspection showed severe damage to the nose gear structure of the nose landing gear, firewall cowls and deformation in the skins forward of the wings. The maintenance records show the the shimmy damper was "repacked" prior to the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A NORMAL LANDING AT ABOUT 70 KNOTS HE FELT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. HE THEN RAISED THE NOSE AND THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY. AFTER SLOWING TO APPROX. 20 KNOTS THE VIBRATION REAPPEARED BUT AT AN EXTREME FREQUENCY AND RATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, FIREWALL COWLS AND DEFORMATION IN THE SKINS FORWARD OF THE WINGS. THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOW THE THE SHIMMY DAMPER WAS "REPACKED" PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW03LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHouston, TXThe failure of the nose wheel landing gear shimmy damper for undetermined reasons.May 30, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N14124 · 2

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

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