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FAA incident report · Amtr Expressft · Cave Junction, OR · August 25, 2006

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Date
August 25, 2006 · 15:30 local
Place
Cave Junction, OR
Airport
Illinois Valley/Usfs/Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N58PP
Reported as
Amtr Expressft
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
693 total320 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) According to PIC, normal touchdown rwy 36, but when nose started to descend, a loud thump was heard from the front of the aircraft, nose popped up, producing a slight balloon. All indications normal, so PIC allowed mains to retouch pavement, nose fell thru horizontal, and prop started striking, then skidding on the runway. A/c drifted to right edge of runway @300 feet total. Damage limited to nose gear, nose gear fairing, engine/propeller sudden stoppage. Investigation revealed nose gear mount had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO PIC, NORMAL TOUCHDOWN RWY 36, BUT WHEN NOSE STARTED TO DESCEND, A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, NOSE POPPED UP, PRODUCING A SLIGHT BALLOON. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL, SO PIC ALLOWED MAINS TO RETOUCH PAVEMENT, NOSE FELL THRU HORIZONTAL, AND PROP STARTED STRIKING, THEN SKIDDING ON THE RUNWAY. A/C DRIFTED TO RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY @300 FEET TOTAL. DAMAGE LIMITED TO NOSE GEAR, NOSE GEAR FAIRING, ENGINE/PROPELLER SUDDEN STOPPAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOSE GEAR MOUNT HAD FAILED.