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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR20 · Jacksonville, FL · March 10, 2005

Date: March 10, 2005 · 19:47 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8160C
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05IA087
Reported as: Cirrus SR20
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 148 total77 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N8160CRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1381 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During landing on runway 05 at Craig Municipal Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, pilot allowed Cirrus SR-20, N8160C, to experience a moderate bounce. Although such bounce did not result in a significant impact with the runway surface, the nose wheel assembly broke away from the nose gear strut at a welded connection joining the two components. A post incident inspection of such welded joint revealed a separation between approximately one third of the circumference of the weld and the hollow nose gear strut. This separation of the welded joint was rusty and pitted, indicating a pre-incident condition, and appeared to be caused by an inadequate welding procedure during the manufacturing process of the assembly. The assembly described herein was sent to the NTSB lab for further analysis, and associated follow-up with the aircraft manufacturer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 AT CRAIG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, PILOT ALLOWED CIRRUS SR-20, N8160C, TO EXPERIENCE A MODERATE BOUNCE. ALTHOUGH SUCH BOUNCE DID NOT RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE AWAY FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AT A WELDED CONNECTION JOINING THE TWO COMPONENTS. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF SUCH WELDED JOINT REVEALED A SEPARATION BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WELD AND THE HOLLOW NOSE GEAR STRUT. THIS SEPARATION OF THE WELDED JOINT WAS RUSTY AND PITTED, INDICATING A PRE-INCIDENT CONDITION, AND APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY AN INADEQUATE WELDING PROCEDURE DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE ASSEMBLY DESCRIBED HEREIN WAS SENT TO THE NTSB LAB FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS, AND ASSOCIATED FOLLOW-UP WITH THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA05IA087Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportJacksonville, FLInadequate welding procedure by the manufacturer resulting in a poor weld of the nose landing gear and collapse of the nose landing gear during a porpoised landing.Mar 11, 2005 · Minor damage

Other reports on N8160C · 1

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

Accident 20190502003819ALanding: Approach · Mineral Wells, TXOn may 2, 2019 at approximately 1700 local time, the right aileron of a Cirrus SR-20 registration number N8160C departed the aircraft while on approach to Mineral Wells airport (mwl). The aircraft was ½ mile from the airport, on a final approach for one of a…May 2, 2019 · Substantial damage