# Incident 20040709022219I: Amtr OMF100160, Louisa, VA, July 9, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Louisa, VA
- Airport: Louisa County/Freeman Field Ap
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0098° N, 77.9701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOUISA COUNTY/FREEMAN FLD (LKU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0098&lon=-77.9701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260MF-2008-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: OMF OMF-100-160 (registry code 05611Y0, https://openairdocs.org/model/omf-omf-100-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR OMF100160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709022219I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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 20030516008029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030516008029A), May 16, 2003: Amtr OMF100160 (N260MF), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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