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FAA incident report · Cessna 210B · Rifle, CO · December 24, 2005

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Date
December 24, 2005 · 00:30 local
Place
Rifle, CO
Airport
Garfield County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9550X
Reported as
Cessna 210B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,500 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N9550XRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2017 · Cessna 210BS/N 21057850 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 210BEngine modelContinental I0-470 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) On 12/23/05, the pilot privacy data omitted piloted N9550X a Cessna 210FROM glenwood springs (gws) to denver, CO (dia) and then to aspen, CO (ase) with his son who he picked up at dia. The pilot privacy data omitted arrived at ase after the ase landing curfew became effective and elected to fly to eagle, CO (ege). Upon landing at ege he was unable to refuel or rent a car so they elected to fly to Rifle, CO (ril) where they landed at approximately 00:30 MST on 12/24/05. Upon landing and rollout approximately 1000 feet beyond the touchdown point the pilot privacy data omitted stated that the aircraft nose started to violently shake and dropped along with the prop striking the pavement. Neither the pilot privacy data omitted or his son were injured. Initial investigation revealed that the nose gear fork failed where it connects to the nose gear strut. At approximately 10:00 am MST on 12/24/05, inspector privacy data omitted interviewed the pilot privacy data omitted over the telephone concerning the incident and during that interview the pilot privacy data omitted stated that he did not have a valid medical certificate or a valid flight review. I instructed him to send his pilot logbook to this office via certified mail forinspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/23/05, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ PILOTED N9550X A CESSNA 210FROM GLENWOOD SPRINGS (GWS) TO DENVER, CO (DIA) AND THEN TO ASPEN, CO (ASE) WITH HIS SON WHO HE PICKED UP AT DIA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ ARRIVED AT ASE AFTER THE ASE LANDING CURFEW BECAME EFFECTIVE AND ELECTED TO FLY TO EAGLE, CO (EGE). UPON LANDING AT EGE HE WAS UNABLE TO REFUEL OR RENT A CAR SO THEY ELECTED TO FLY TO RIFLE, CO (RIL) WHERE THEY LANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 00:30 MST ON 12/24/05. UPON LANDING AND ROLLOUT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET BEYOND THE TOUCHDOWN POINT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND DROPPED ALONG WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE PAVEMENT. NEITHER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ OR HIS SON WERE INJURED. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM MST ON 12/24/05, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA O^ INTERVIEWED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ OVER THE TELEPHONE CONCERNING THE INCIDENT AND DURING THAT INTERVIEW THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OR A VALID FLIGHT REVIEW. I INSTRUCTED HIM TO SEND HIS PILOT LOGBOOK TO THIS OFFICE VIA CERTIFIED MAIL FORINSPECTION.