What happened
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(-23) Inspector's statement: on June 29, 2004, an aircraft incident occurred at Monroe regional airport in Monroe, north carolina (eqy). The following is an account of this inspector's on scene investigation. After touchdown, N65042, a Lancair LA42-550 rolled off the right side of runway 5 causing minor damage to the aircraft. No injuries were reported. During an onsite interview, both pilots stated that after touchdown on rwy 5, the aircraft suddenly veered to the right after the nose wheel contacted the ground. Both pilots stated that despite the use of rudder and differential braking, the aircraft remained uncontrollable departing the runway to the right. The student pilot stated that the approach was normal with airspeed at 85 knots with full flaps extended. The instructor stated that touchdown was smooth on the main gear and on the centerline. Both the flight instructor and the student pilot stated that once the nose gear contacted the runway, all directional control of the nose wheel was lost. From the beginning of the skid marks to the final resting point of the aircraft was 476 feet. A part was found lying in the grass 93 ft south of the aircraft and was later identified asthe nose wheel from the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest 5 feet off the right side of runway 05, with the nose facing 30 to 40 degrees left of the runway heading. The nose gear broke loose in an aft direction, damaging the bottom of the fuselage, in front of the firewall. An inspection of the nose wheel indicated that the nose gear was positioned 30 to 40 degrees right of center line when it broke loose in an aft direction. There was also damage to the propeller tips caused by ground contacts. Photographs were taken by this inspector from the subject aircraft's position on the side of runway 5 and from the first positive identification of the nose wheel landing gear tire (skid) markings on the approach end of runway 5 at Monroe Airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: ON JUNE 29, 2004, AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT OCCURRED AT MONROE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN MONROE, NORTH CAROLINA (EQY). THE FOLLOWING IS AN ACCOUNT OF THIS INSPECTOR'S ON SCENE INVESTIGATION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, N65042, A LANCAIR LA42-550 ROLLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 5 CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DURING AN ONSITE INTERVIEW, BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 5, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT DESPITE THE USE OF RUDDER AND DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UNCONTROLLABLE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL WITH AIRSPEED AT 85 KNOTS WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH ON THE MAIN GEAR AND ON THE CENTERLINE. BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ONCE THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, ALL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LOST. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SKID MARKS TO THE FINAL RESTING POINT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS 476 FEET. A PART WAS FOUND LYING IN THE GRASS 93 FT SOUTH OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS LATER IDENTIFIED ASTHE NOSE WHEEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 5 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 05, WITH THE NOSE FACING 30 TO 40 DEGREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE LOOSE IN AN AFT DIRECTION, DAMAGING THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE, IN FRONT OF THE FIREWALL. AN INSPECTION OF THE NOSE WHEEL INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS POSITIONED 30 TO 40 DEGREES RIGHT OF CENTER LINE WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE IN AN AFT DIRECTION. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIPS CAUSED BY GROUND CONTACTS. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY THIS INSPECTOR FROM THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT'S POSITION ON THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 5 AND FROM THE FIRST POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR TIRE (SKID) MARKINGS ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 5 AT MONROE AIRPORT.