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FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Oakland, MD · May 8, 2004

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Date
May 8, 2004 · 19:10 local
Place
Oakland, MD
Airport
Garrett County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5156Q
Reported as
Cessna T210L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N5156QRegistered now · Cessna T210LS/N 21059656 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was landing at Garrett County Airport. On touchdown the nose gear fork broke and the nose wheel assembly departed from the aircraft. Further investigation revealed that the nose fork may have been cracked prior to the incident. Discoloration of the metal shows that the crack had oil and dirt in it and it was possibly an old crack. This is on the bottom side of the fork which is not visible with the tire in place. The break shows new clean, brite and shiny metal on the top side of the fork.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT GARRETT COUNTY AIRPORT. ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR FORK BROKE AND THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE FORK MAY HAVE BEEN CRACKED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. DISCOLORATION OF THE METAL SHOWS THAT THE CRACK HAD OIL AND DIRT IN IT AND IT WAS POSSIBLY AN OLD CRACK. THIS IS ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE FORK WHICH IS NOT VISIBLE WITH THE TIRE IN PLACE. THE BREAK SHOWS NEW CLEAN, BRITE AND SHINY METAL ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE FORK.