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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VELOCITY XL RG · Tacoma, WA · April 21, 2008

Date: April 21, 2008 · 14:02 local
Place: Tacoma, WA
Airport: Tacoma Narrows
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N949WR
Reported as: Amtr Velocityxlrg
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 462 total139 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N949WRRegistered now · Rose Wes VELOCITY XL RGS/N 3RX073 · Built 2000 Airframe modelRose Wes VELOCITY XL RG Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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 April 21, 2008, the pilot privacy data omitted operated a velocity xlrg, N949WR, (an amateur-built aircraft), at the Tacoma Narrows Airport. During the initial operation, the pilot started with a touch and go on runway 17 where he felt a nose wheel shimmy. He then pulled up and decided to do airworks away from the pattern for about 30 minutes, then came back to the pattern, and landed. During landing, the pilot pulled the nose wheel off the ground to stop the shimmy and did it for a few times but persisted. Finally after applying the main brakes, the nose strut broke.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2008, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED A VELOCITY XLRG, N949WR, (AN AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT), AT THE TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT. DURING THE INITIAL OPERATION, THE PILOT STARTED WITH A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 17 WHERE HE FELT A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. HE THEN PULLED UP AND DECIDED TO DO AIRWORKS AWAY FROM THE PATTERN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THEN CAME BACK TO THE PATTERN, AND LANDED. DURING LANDING, THE PILOT PULLED THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND TO STOP THE SHIMMY AND DID IT FOR A FEW TIMES BUT PERSISTED. FINALLY AFTER APPLYING THE MAIN BRAKES, THE NOSE STRUT BROKE.

Other reports on N949WR · 1

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

Incident 20000919017409IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lansing, MI(-23) 09/19: Pilot declared an emergency enroute from flint to zeeland; a/c diverted to Lansing (lan) pilot smelled smoke, electrical fire in engine compartment; the landing gear control c/b popped and engine vibration started; he extended gear manually…Sep 19, 2000 · Minor damage