# Accident 20030530014209A: Namer T28A, Houston, TX, May 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8181° N, 95.6725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8181&lon=-95.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14124, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14124-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28A (registry code 6402504, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 1820F56 (registry code 67024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820f56) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 256 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030530014209A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA170), May 30, 2003: North American T-28A (N14124), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose wheel landing gear shimmy damper for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N14124 (2)

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

- [Accident 20150814014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150814014229A), Aug 14, 2015: North American T-28A (N14124), Las Cruces, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot and passenger departed el paso, TX on a personal flight to Las Cruces, NM. After refueling they departed Las Cruces to return to el paso. After…
- [Incident 19830715046899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715046899I), Jul 15, 1983: Rkwell NA265 (N14124), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. The reid latch had failed and jammed the master control torque shaft.

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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