# Incident 20060926023169I: Hemsen ZENITHCH701, Pontiac, MI, September 26, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2006, 11:15 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hemsen Robert T ZENITH STOL CH 701 (registry code 056196Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/hemsen-robert-t-zenith-stol-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEMSEN ZENITHCH701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060926023169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED UPON LANDING. FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE WELD ATTACHING NOSE WHEEL STRUT TO THE NOSE WHEEL CASTER ASSEMBLY.

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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