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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Freedo PHOENIX · Fort Pierce, FL · September 12, 2007

Date
September 12, 2007 · 08:13 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
St Lucie County International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N11PX
Reported as
Freedo Phoenix
Reported engine
Continental IO550N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total1 in this make and model35 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) On September 12, 2007, at 0813 eastern daylight time, a freedom Phoenix, N11PX, experienced the loss of the nose wheel while landing, at ft. Pierce, Florida. It appears that the nose wheel axle sheared during landing. The pilot reported that immediately after landing the aircraft veered to the left and slid down the runway, damaging the fuselage skin and the propeller. The flight was conducted as a familiarization solo-flight under the provisions of title 14 of the code of federal regulations (14 CFR) part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot did not receive any injuries. The flight departed ft. Pierce, Florida, on September 12, 2007, at approximately 0800 eastern daylight time. Furthermore, the pilot could not produce a current regulatory check ride endorsement.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, AT 0813 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A FREEDOM PHOENIX, N11PX, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF THE NOSE WHEEL WHILE LANDING, AT FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA. IT APPEARS THAT THE NOSE WHEEL AXLE SHEARED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND THE PROPELLER. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A FAMILIARIZATION SOLO-FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA, ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. FURTHERMORE, THE PILOT COULD NOT PRODUCE A CURRENT REGULATORY CHECK RIDE ENDORSEMENT.

Other reports on N11PX · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.