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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · November 8, 2012

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Date
November 8, 2012 · 16:18 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
C6JBB
Reported as
Piper PA-31
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
17,500 total

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What happened

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

I recieved notification at 16:40 LCL on 11/8/2012 of a disabled PA-31, C-6JBB at kfxe that had landed, and upon rollout had the nosewheel tire assembly fall off the aircraft during landing rollout. The pilot, privacy data omitted stated he was cleared to land on runway 26 and had his gear down and locked two miles out on final. The landing was normal, and upon rollout he stated that he felt the aircraft sink abnormally, and he cut the mixtures on the engines at that point. He attempted to steer the aircraft toward a taxiway, but instead ended up on the shoulder of the runway. The pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft, and there were no injuries. Upon inspection of the aircraft I saw the nosewheel fork assembly was missing below the strut and shimmy damper, apparently shaved down by the pavement. The nosewheel itself had been recovered with parts of the wheel bearing and it appeared that the bearing and associated parts on one or more sides of the nosewheel hub had broken, causing the nosewheel to fall off, and the aircraft to skid on on the wishbone fork assembly until it had ground down to the steering hub.

As the FAA filed it

I RECIEVED NOTIFICATION AT 16:40 LCL ON 11/8/2012 OF A DISABLED PA-31, C-6JBB AT KFXE THAT HAD LANDED, AND UPON ROLLOUT HAD THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE ASSEMBLY FALL OFF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26 AND HAD HIS GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED TWO MILES OUT ON FINAL. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL, AND UPON ROLLOUT HE STATED THAT HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SINK ABNORMALLY, AND HE CUT THE MIXTURES ON THE ENGINES AT THAT POINT. HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD A TAXIWAY, BUT INSTEAD ENDED UP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT I SAW THE NOSEWHEEL FORK ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING BELOW THE STRUT AND SHIMMY DAMPER, APPARENTLY SHAVED DOWN BY THE PAVEMENT. THE NOSEWHEEL ITSELF HAD BEEN RECOVERED WITH PARTS OF THE WHEEL BEARING AND IT APPEARED THAT THE BEARING AND ASSOCIATED PARTS ON ONE OR MORE SIDES OF THE NOSEWHEEL HUB HAD BROKEN, CAUSING THE NOSEWHEEL TO FALL OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID ON ON THE WISHBONE FORK ASSEMBLY UNTIL IT HAD GROUND DOWN TO THE STEERING HUB.