From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
In a written report to the operators assigned principal operations inspector, the pilot stated that as the aircraft completed the landing roll at the south end of chelatna strip, the nose gear sunk in soft sand, pulling the aircraft to the left. The nose gear broke off above the nose wheel fork from overload. The aircraft slewed to the left while coming to a stop. The left wing contacted a spruce tree on the edge of the runway, causing minor damage to the left wing leading edge three feet in from the tip. Maintenace performed temporary repairs, a special flight permit was obtained, and the aircraft was flown to lhd where permanent repairs could be made.
As the FAA filed it
IN A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE OPERATORS ASSIGNED PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED THE LANDING ROLL AT THE SOUTH END OF CHELATNA STRIP, THE NOSE GEAR SUNK IN SOFT SAND, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF ABOVE THE NOSE WHEEL FORK FROM OVERLOAD. THE AIRCRAFT SLEWED TO THE LEFT WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A SPRUCE TREE ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE THREE FEET IN FROM THE TIP. MAINTENACE PERFORMED TEMPORARY REPAIRS, A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WAS OBTAINED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO LHD WHERE PERMANENT REPAIRS COULD BE MADE.
Other reports on N731E · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.