What happened
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The st. louis flight standards district office was notified of the incident involving a Remos Gx, light sport aircraft, registration number N79GX. The incident occurred at St. Charles airport (3SQ) on Sunday, 04/18/2010 at 1416 zulu. The incident occurred during a training flight performed by a certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot. The training flight included three touch and goes prior to the incident. During the final approach and landing, all indications were normal concerning this fixed gear aircraft. The CFI stated, "as the airplane slowed down, the nose began to drop. " he continued, "the nose of the aircraft dropped to the runway and the propeller began to break up as it made contact with the ground." The CFI then executed the emergency shutdown procedures. The investigation revealed the nose landing gear (NLG) strut was sheared within the center section. Further investigation revealed signs of a corrosion and stress fracture of the NLG strut. Witnesses stated that the nose landing gear departed the aircraft during the third touch and go, prior to the incident landing. The nose landing gear strut has been sent to the manufacturer for failure analysis. The results are to be forwarded to the FAA.
As the FAA filed it
THE ST. LOUIS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT INVOLVING A REMOS GX, LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N79GX. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ST. CHARLES AIRPORT (3SQ) ON SUNDAY, 04/18/2010 AT 1416 ZULU. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT PERFORMED BY A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT. THE TRAINING FLIGHT INCLUDED THREE TOUCH AND GOES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING, ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL CONCERNING THIS FIXED GEAR AIRCRAFT. THE CFI STATED, "AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED DOWN, THE NOSE BEGAN TO DROP. " HE CONTINUED, "THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY AND THE PROPELLER BEGAN TO BREAK UP AS IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND." THE CFI THEN EXECUTED THE EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) STRUT WAS SHEARED WITHIN THE CENTER SECTION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SIGNS OF A CORROSION AND STRESS FRACTURE OF THE NLG STRUT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT LANDING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT HAS BEEN SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS ARE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE FAA.
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