# Accident 20120628013109A: Michael A Howard DOMINATOR, Omaha, NE, June 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2012, 12:15 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Millard Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1958° N, 96.1122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1958&lon=-96.1122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N447PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N447PM-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Michael A Howard DOMINATOR (registry code 05630V3, https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-a-howard-dominator) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICHAEL A HOWARD DOMINATOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,132 total, 4 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA416) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120628013109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INTENDING TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 12, AT AN ESTIMATED 25 MPH THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMIED TO THE POINT IT BROKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND THEN COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.  THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED ONLY MINOR SCRAPES AND ABRASIONS, NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA416), Jun 28, 2012: Michael A Howard Dominator (N447PM), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A nosewheel shimmy on takeoff, which resulted in the failure of the nosewheel landing gear and a loss of control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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