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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 550 · Indianapolis, IN · June 16, 2004

Date: June 16, 2004 · 03:59 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis Terry Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N984BK
Reported as: Cessna 550
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total2,700 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft exited the runway on the left side proceeded at that time to collapse the nose gear, aircraft then crossed the runway and came to rest on the right side of the runway. Investigation to continue as to why the aircraft exited the runway. (-23 amendment) on 06/30/2004 an inspection to the aircraft was performed with the following results: 1) no malfunctions or defects were noted on either the left or right main landing gear brake assemblies. 2) the nose landing gear strut assembly has evidence that the nose tire was at a 10 to 15 degree left turn as damage to the strut assembly occurred. No specific part or component could be identified that may have caused or contributed to that left turn. The pilot report of an uncommented left turn could not be verified through the inspection of the aircraft or related landing gear components.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE PROCEEDED AT THAT TIME TO COLLAPSE THE NOSE GEAR, AIRCRAFT THEN CROSSED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION TO CONTINUE AS TO WHY THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 06/30/2004 AN INSPECTION TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: 1) NO MALFUNCTIONS OR DEFECTS WERE NOTED ON EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. 2) THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY HAS EVIDENCE THAT THE NOSE TIRE WAS AT A 10 TO 15 DEGREE LEFT TURN AS DAMAGE TO THE STRUT ASSEMBLY OCCURRED. NO SPECIFIC PART OR COMPONENT COULD BE IDENTIFIED THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THAT LEFT TURN. THE PILOT REPORT OF AN UNCOMMENTED LEFT TURN COULD NOT BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT OR RELATED LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS.