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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · September 13, 2011

Date: September 13, 2011 · 15:00 local
Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7GK
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,800 total275 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N7GKRegistration cancelled Dec 29, 2011 · Beech A36S/N E-1558 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot is reporting that during takeoff rollout N7GK had a slight wheel shimmy just before rotating. N7GK departed rwy 8 without any other apparent problem. Gear went up as planned, and a left turn out was initiated when tower notified that something had fallen from the aircraft during departure. Tower then notified N7GK that its nose wheel gear (wheel and strut attached) had fallen off the aircraft.N7GK then flew out to the practice area to asses the situation and burn off some fuel. > after about 30 minutes N7GK requested a low approach to rwy 8 to confirm that the nose wheel was not in place. After low approach was accomplished tower confirmed that in fact N7GK was missing its nose wheel. N7GK came to a full stop about four hundred feet after touchdown, all electrical was turned off, and an evacuation completed. Two souls onboard reported no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IS REPORTING THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLLOUT N7GK HAD A SLIGHT WHEEL SHIMMY JUST BEFORE ROTATING. N7GK DEPARTED RWY 8 WITHOUT ANY OTHER APPARENT PROBLEM. GEAR WENT UP AS PLANNED, AND A LEFT TURN OUT WAS INITIATED WHEN TOWER NOTIFIED THAT SOMETHING HAD FALLEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING DEPARTURE. TOWER THEN NOTIFIED N7GK THAT ITS NOSE WHEEL GEAR (WHEEL AND STRUT ATTACHED) HAD FALLEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT.N7GK THEN FLEW OUT TO THE PRACTICE AREA TO ASSES THE SITUATION AND BURN OFF SOME FUEL. > AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES N7GK REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH TO RWY 8 TO CONFIRM THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT IN PLACE. AFTER LOW APPROACH WAS ACCOMPLISHED TOWER CONFIRMED THAT IN FACT N7GK WAS MISSING ITS NOSE WHEEL. N7GK CAME TO A FULL STOP ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN, ALL ELECTRICAL WAS TURNED OFF, AND AN EVACUATION COMPLETED. TWO SOULS ONBOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES.