20040626020239I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lancar LC-40-550FG · Mansfield, OH · June 26, 2004

Date
June 26, 2004 · 12:25 local
Place
Mansfield, OH
Airport
Mansfield Lahm Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N269GB
Reported as
Lancar LC40550FG
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
115 total115 in this make and model25 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) The plane touched down at the touch down markers. When the nose touched down vibration started and became severe. The plane immediately started to veer left and came to rest in the grass area. The nose gear collapsed. Visual inspection could not determine cause. Nose strut sent to manufacturer for tear down analysis.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT THE TOUCH DOWN MARKERS. WHEN THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN VIBRATION STARTED AND BECAME SEVERE. THE PLANE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO VEER LEFT AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. VISUAL INSPECTION COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. NOSE STRUT SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR TEAR DOWN ANALYSIS.