# Incident 20121108023809I: Piper PA-31, Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 8, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2012, 16:18 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: C6JBB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121108023809I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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