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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr OMF-100-160 · Louisa, VA · July 9, 2004

Date: July 9, 2004 · 12:00 local
Place: Louisa, VA
Airport: Louisa County/Freeman Field Ap
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N260MF
Reported as: Amtr OMF100160
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N260MFRegistration cancelled Jul 21, 2008 · OMF OMF-100-160S/N 0026 · Built 2002 Airframe modelOMF OMF-100-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 pilot, after flaring for a landing on runway 27, felt the nose wheel touch the runway. Then the nose wheel fork assembly broke off at the weldment at the end of the nose gear strut. The strut then collapsed from the forward momentum. The propeller tips were damaged from striking the runway. Further investigation revealed that the nose wheel fork swivel weldment to the nose strut had a prior fatigue crack.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT, AFTER FLARING FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 27, FELT THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCH THE RUNWAY. THEN THE NOSE WHEEL FORK ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF AT THE WELDMENT AT THE END OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE STRUT THEN COLLAPSED FROM THE FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE DAMAGED FROM STRIKING THE RUNWAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL FORK SWIVEL WELDMENT TO THE NOSE STRUT HAD A PRIOR FATIGUE CRACK.

Other reports on N260MF · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20030516008029AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · San Antonio, TX(-23) After aircraft N260MF landed on runway 14, the airport tower instructed pilot to exit left at the end of runway 32. The aircraft continued off the end of runway 32 and struck the airport perimeter fence. The pilot stated he was using the aircraft brakes…May 16, 2003 · Substantial damage