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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · North American T-28C · Long Beach, CA · August 6, 2011

Date: August 6, 2011 · 15:17 local
Place: Long Beach, CA
Airport: Long Beach /Daugherty Field/
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N28ZZ
Reported as: North American T-28C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N28ZZRegistered now · North American T-28CS/N 140071 Airframe modelNorth American T-28C Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 08/06/2011 at 15:17 PST, pilot landed a/c N28ZZ, a North American T-28C, on runway 25L at Long Beach airport. As the nose wheel touched down, the lower section of the nose strut broke off and the nose of the a/c settled down on the remaining section of strut. The propeller blades contacted the runway which in turn stopped the engine from rotating. The a/c veered to the right of the runway center-line and came to a stop on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/06/2011 AT 15:17 PST, PILOT LANDED A/C N28ZZ, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28C, ON RUNWAY 25L AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT. AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE LOWER SECTION OF THE NOSE STRUT BROKE OFF AND THE NOSE OF THE A/C SETTLED DOWN ON THE REMAINING SECTION OF STRUT. THE PROPELLER BLADES CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WHICH IN TURN STOPPED THE ENGINE FROM ROTATING. THE A/C VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER-LINE AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.