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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR4P · Lorain / Elyri, OH · November 6, 2006

Date: November 6, 2006 · 17:20 local
Place: Lorain / Elyri, OH
Airport: Lorain County Reg Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6P
Reported as: Amtr LANCAIR4P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO550E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,300 total16 in this make and model19 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) Aircraft landed on runway 25 at lpr - Lorain county regional airport, elyria, Ohio. After touching down on main wheels when nose wheel contacted runway surface, aircraft veered off to right. Pilot tried to control aircraft with rudder application and increasing left brake to no avail (as witnessed by skid marks on runway from both nose wheel and left main landing gear). Aircraft went off runway to the right approximately 1/3 of the way down the runway from the approach end and went into the grass. Nose gear dug into grass, bent rearward, and collapsed. Left main collapsed and bent rearward after digging into grass and dirt. On examination collar on nose wheel yoke allowed nose wheel to rotate to right and may have been the causal factor in this event. Home-kit built aircraft. Nose strut component provided to owner-builder as complete component-unit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 AT LPR - LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, ELYRIA, OHIO. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON MAIN WHEELS WHEN NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED RUNWAY SURFACE, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO RIGHT. PILOT TRIED TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT WITH RUDDER APPLICATION AND INCREASING LEFT BRAKE TO NO AVAIL (AS WITNESSED BY SKID MARKS ON RUNWAY FROM BOTH NOSE WHEEL AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR). AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY FROM THE APPROACH END AND WENT INTO THE GRASS. NOSE GEAR DUG INTO GRASS, BENT REARWARD, AND COLLAPSED. LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED AND BENT REARWARD AFTER DIGGING INTO GRASS AND DIRT. ON EXAMINATION COLLAR ON NOSE WHEEL YOKE ALLOWED NOSE WHEEL TO ROTATE TO RIGHT AND MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSAL FACTOR IN THIS EVENT. HOME-KIT BUILT AIRCRAFT. NOSE STRUT COMPONENT PROVIDED TO OWNER-BUILDER AS COMPLETE COMPONENT-UNIT.