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FAA incident report · Tmpson NAVION G · Van Nuys, CA · August 11, 2005

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Date
August 11, 2005 · 13:42 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2456T
Reported as
Tmpson Naviong
Reported engine
Continental IO470H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
665 total278 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N2456TRegistered now · Navion NAVION GS/N NAV-4-2456 · Built 1962Airframe modelNavion NAVION GEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While aircraft landing at vny airport CA, the nose gear collapsed. After occupants had evacuated the aircraft, and while fire department arriving at the scene, a small fire erupted due to the nose gear collapsing, damaging fuel system, and causing a fuel leak by hot exhaust system. Fire was extinguished immediately while contained in the engine compartment. Further investigation and inspection revealed separating crack in the nose gear wheel well area at the nose gear upper attachment area as well as the actuator attachment point was the cause of the nose gear collapsing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE AIRCRAFT LANDING AT VNY AIRPORT CA, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AFTER OCCUPANTS HAD EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, AND WHILE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVING AT THE SCENE, A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING, DAMAGING FUEL SYSTEM, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK BY HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY WHILE CONTAINED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION REVEALED SEPARATING CRACK IN THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL AREA AT THE NOSE GEAR UPPER ATTACHMENT AREA AS WELL AS THE ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT POINT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING.