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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Youngblood John VELOCITY XLRG-5 · San Francisco, CA · October 9, 2011

Date: October 9, 2011 · 15:26 local
Place: San Francisco, CA
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N568Y
Reported as: Youngblood John Velocity XLRG-5
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 844 total190 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N568YRegistered now · Youngblood John VELOCITY XLRG-5S/N 3RX083 · Built 2007 Airframe modelYoungblood John VELOCITY XLRG-5 Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

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What happened

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

While holding for take-off clearance at sfo, the nose landing gear of aircraft N568Y collapsed. From a visual inspection it has been detrermined the nose landing gear actuator failed/sheared at the threaded portion of the actuating ram. The failure caused the nose gear to collapse and the nose of the aircraft to drop to the ground. Damage to the fuselage was limited to light sctratches on the bottom skin in the area forward of the nose wheel well.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE HOLDING FOR TAKE-OFF CLEARANCE AT SFO, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OF AIRCRAFT N568Y COLLAPSED. FROM A VISUAL INSPECTION IT HAS BEEN DETRERMINED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR FAILED/SHEARED AT THE THREADED PORTION OF THE ACTUATING RAM. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP TO THE GROUND. DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE WAS LIMITED TO LIGHT SCTRATCHES ON THE BOTTOM SKIN IN THE AREA FORWARD OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL.

Other reports on N568Y · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20090428006599ILanding · Joplin, MO(-23) During climb-out from kjln, the pilot reported that the landing gear "in transient" light remained on after selecting gear-up. Returning to kjln for landing, the nose gear strut and wheel assembly departed the aircraft after touchdown. The aircraft nose…Apr 28, 2009 · Minor damage