20121026025799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · S.O.C.A.T.A. MS893E · Albuquerque, NM · October 26, 2012

Date: October 26, 2012 · 12:55 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Double Eagle II
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N349RA
Reported as: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS893E
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 941 total7 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N349RARegistered now · S.O.C.A.T.A. MS893ES/N 13178 · Built 1978 Airframe modelS.O.C.A.T.A. MS893E Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 26 October, 2012 while flying a local flight on aircraft N349RA, a socata rallye (MS893E), s/n 13178 the pilot in command (PIC) landed on runway 35 without incident. Upon turning onto intersection B1 on taxi-back the PIC felt the aircraft shake hard for a moment and observed the aircraft settle to a slight nose down attitued. The aircraft continued moving forward for a moment then came to a halt. Upon exiting the aircraft the PIC noticed the nose wheel and tire missing. The wheel and tire were found about 25 feet from the aircraft on the east side of the runway still attached to the sheared axle and still inflated. There were no injuries to the PIC nor the sole passenger. There was no additional damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON 26 OCTOBER, 2012 WHILE FLYING A LOCAL FLIGHT ON AIRCRAFT N349RA, A SOCATA RALLYE (MS893E), S/N 13178 THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON TURNING ONTO INTERSECTION B1 ON TAXI-BACK THE PIC FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHAKE HARD FOR A MOMENT AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT SETTLE TO A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD FOR A MOMENT THEN CAME TO A HALT. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE PIC NOTICED THE NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE MISSING. THE WHEEL AND TIRE WERE FOUND ABOUT 25 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STILL ATTACHED TO THE SHEARED AXLE AND STILL INFLATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PIC NOR THE SOLE PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.