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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Columbia Ai LC41-550FG · Rice Lake, WI · March 25, 2010

Date
March 25, 2010 · 18:00 local
Place
Rice Lake, WI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N235JL
Reported as
Columbia Ai LC41-550FG
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Front nose assembly lost lower part of assembly with wheel on touch down causing the propellor to strike the runway. No injuries to crew/pax. It has been reported by the PIC that improper maintaince was performed on the nose gear assy.

As the FAA filed it

FRONT NOSE ASSEMBLY LOST LOWER PART OF ASSEMBLY WITH WHEEL ON TOUCH DOWN CAUSING THE PROPELLOR TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO CREW/PAX. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE PIC THAT IMPROPER MAINTAINCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE NOSE GEAR ASSY.