20040410005799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR IVP · Las Vegas, NV · April 10, 2004

Date: April 10, 2004 · 11:35 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N750DL
Reported as: Amtr Lancairivp
Reported engine: WALTER M601*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total48 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N750DLRegistered now · Link David L LANCAIR IVPS/N 001 · Built 2003 Airframe modelLink David L LANCAIR IVP Engine modelWalter M601 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Landing on rwy 12R at north Las Vegas, NV airport (vgt), a/c nose wheel assy broke off strut assy and a/c slid down rwy coming to rest on nose strut and propeller. A/c propeller, engine and engine cowling and nose landing gear assy damaged. Pilot stated he increased landing/touchdown speeds by 15-20 KTS due to variable winds gusting 12-17 KTS as reported by tower. A/c ballooned after initial touchdown and on subsequent touchdown pilot stated nose fell thru and the propeller began contacting rwy. Pilot and passenger exited aircraft with no injuries. Visual inspection of nose strut assy indicates strut sheared/separated approx. 1-2 inches above nose gear fork assy attach point. Shear loads appear to exhibit a front to back/down and back shear force indicating aircraft nose tire made first contact with rwy. (Wheelbarrow landing).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LANDING ON RWY 12R AT NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV AIRPORT (VGT), A/C NOSE WHEEL ASSY BROKE OFF STRUT ASSY AND A/C SLID DOWN RWY COMING TO REST ON NOSE STRUT AND PROPELLER. A/C PROPELLER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COWLING AND NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSY DAMAGED. PILOT STATED HE INCREASED LANDING/TOUCHDOWN SPEEDS BY 15-20 KTS DUE TO VARIABLE WINDS GUSTING 12-17 KTS AS REPORTED BY TOWER. A/C BALLOONED AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND ON SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN PILOT STATED NOSE FELL THRU AND THE PROPELLER BEGAN CONTACTING RWY. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. VISUAL INSPECTION OF NOSE STRUT ASSY INDICATES STRUT SHEARED/SEPARATED APPROX. 1-2 INCHES ABOVE NOSE GEAR FORK ASSY ATTACH POINT. SHEAR LOADS APPEAR TO EXHIBIT A FRONT TO BACK/DOWN AND BACK SHEAR FORCE INDICATING AIRCRAFT NOSE TIRE MADE FIRST CONTACT WITH RWY. (WHEELBARROW LANDING).