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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr COSY CLASSIC · Lorain / Elyria, OH · September 17, 2003

Date: September 17, 2003 · 18:29 local
Place: Lorain / Elyria, OH
Airport: Lorain County Reg Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5EN
Reported as: Amtr Cosyclassic
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,403 total1,012 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N5ENRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2006 · Denk Carl R COSY CLASSICS/N CC1008 · Built 1993 Airframe modelDenk Carl R COSY CLASSIC Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While taxiing over some rough surface area at akron-fulton airport pilot heard a crack in the nose section, said it didn't seem like a problem. Lifted off to Lorain county, landed normally, expedited to end of runway for incoming traffic, aircraft produced a shimmy, nose gear collapsed, slid off end of runway, inspection afterwards revealed that the fiberglass housing for the gear had broke away jamming the brakes torque tubes, destroyed one runway light. Rt wing has small ding.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE TAXIING OVER SOME ROUGH SURFACE AREA AT AKRON-FULTON AIRPORT PILOT HEARD A CRACK IN THE NOSE SECTION, SAID IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE A PROBLEM. LIFTED OFF TO LORAIN COUNTY, LANDED NORMALLY, EXPEDITED TO END OF RUNWAY FOR INCOMING TRAFFIC, AIRCRAFT PRODUCED A SHIMMY, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, SLID OFF END OF RUNWAY, INSPECTION AFTERWARDS REVEALED THAT THE FIBERGLASS HOUSING FOR THE GEAR HAD BROKE AWAY JAMMING THE BRAKES TORQUE TUBES, DESTROYED ONE RUNWAY LIGHT. RT WING HAS SMALL DING.