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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR20 · Orlando, FL · June 5, 2008

Date: June 5, 2008 · 08:25 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Airport: Orlando Sanford International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CE8S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N475DA
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08IA206
Reported as: Cirrus SR20
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 282 total83 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N475DARegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1800 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N475DA, a Cirrus R20, operated by delta flight connection academy was involved in a nose landing gear collapse during a dual pre-solo check flight. The instructor and student made a series of harder than normal landings with ballooning and porposing. On the 4th landing on runway 9R, the nose landing gear wheel encountered severe side to side wobble. Marks on runway indicate that the nose landing gear side to side variance or wobble was up to 16 inches wide with severe side wall tire scalding. Upon the 5th and final landing, the nose landing gear collapsed and folded under the fuselage. The propeller struck runway and aircraft slide approximately 90 yards coming to a stop slightly left of the centerline of the runway. Aircraft sustained damage to propeller, nose landing gear assembly, and slight damage to the lower engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N475DA, A CIRRUS R20, OPERATED BY DELTA FLIGHT CONNECTION ACADEMY WAS INVOLVED IN A NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING A DUAL PRE-SOLO CHECK FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MADE A SERIES OF HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDINGS WITH BALLOONING AND PORPOSING. ON THE 4TH LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ENCOUNTERED SEVERE SIDE TO SIDE WOBBLE. MARKS ON RUNWAY INDICATE THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SIDE TO SIDE VARIANCE OR WOBBLE WAS UP TO 16 INCHES WIDE WITH SEVERE SIDE WALL TIRE SCALDING. UPON THE 5TH AND FINAL LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT SLIDE APPROXIMATELY 90 YARDS COMING TO A STOP SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC08IA206Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSanford, FLA failure of the nose landing gear strut weldment.Jun 5, 2008 · Minor damage

Other reports on N475DA · 1

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

Incident 20091010050419ILanding: Touchdown · St. Augustine, FLDuring landing, student pilot allowed aircraft to porpoise multiple times. Post flight inspection revealed nose gear assembly damage.Oct 10, 2009 · Minor damage