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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 23 · New Smyrna Bea, FL · September 29, 2008

Date: September 29, 2008 · 18:20 local
Place: New Smyrna Bea, FL
Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2376Z
Reported as: Beech 23
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 389 total120 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N2376ZRegistration cancelled Aug 3, 2009 · Beech 23S/N M-101 · Built 1962 Airframe modelBeech 23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) While landing at new symrna Beach airport (evb) at approximately 1820 local time aircraft (N2376Z) with the owner privacy data omitted as the PIC and accompanied by 2 passengers, the nose strut collapsed. The steering adapter and collar assembly disconnected from the top of the strut itself. There is evidence of the mounting bolts breaking free from the nose strut housing. There was missing material from the area where the adapter and collar mounted to the nose strut housing. The nose tire and strut assembly folded back beneath the aircraft. As the strut folded rearward the nose lowered itself unto the runway and the propeller then struck the ground afflicting damage to both the propeller blades tips. The steering cables were still attached to the cap assembly. The compressor assembly (shock absorber) showed signs of a crack at the base of the assembly where it is attached to the lower wheel fork assembly. The crack visually did not look like it was new.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT NEW SYMRNA BEACH AIRPORT (EVB) AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT (N2376Z) WITH THE OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS THE PIC AND ACCOMPANIED BY 2 PASSENGERS, THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED. THE STEERING ADAPTER AND COLLAR ASSEMBLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE TOP OF THE STRUT ITSELF. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS BREAKING FREE FROM THE NOSE STRUT HOUSING. THERE WAS MISSING MATERIAL FROM THE AREA WHERE THE ADAPTER AND COLLAR MOUNTED TO THE NOSE STRUT HOUSING. THE NOSE TIRE AND STRUT ASSEMBLY FOLDED BACK BENEATH THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE STRUT FOLDED REARWARD THE NOSE LOWERED ITSELF UNTO THE RUNWAY AND THE PROPELLER THEN STRUCK THE GROUND AFFLICTING DAMAGE TO BOTH THE PROPELLER BLADES TIPS. THE STEERING CABLES WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE CAP ASSEMBLY. THE COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY (SHOCK ABSORBER) SHOWED SIGNS OF A CRACK AT THE BASE OF THE ASSEMBLY WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER WHEEL FORK ASSEMBLY. THE CRACK VISUALLY DID NOT LOOK LIKE IT WAS NEW.