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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B24R · Lincolnton, NC · August 10, 2013

Date: August 10, 2013 · 10:53 local
Place: Lincolnton, NC
Airport: Lincolnton
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N22PA
Reported as: Beech B24R
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 158 total120 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N22PARegistered now · Beech B24RS/N MC-223 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech B24R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lower nose landing gear assembly departed aircraft during landing, aircraft skidded 480 feet down centerline of runway, lower nose gear assembly came to rest 101 feet forward of aircraft. Damage limited to upper nose gear assembly, engine and propeller. Pilot stated that he had three green and performed a normal landing. Witness stated that aircraft appeared to land heavey on nose gear, bounce into air and then settle onto runway. The nose gear had broken off at the upper end inside the steering collar. Inspection of nose gear assembly indicated a pre-existing failure at top of strut at one of the three bolt holes on the inner strut.

As the FAA filed it

LOWER NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 480 FEET DOWN CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY, LOWER NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY CAME TO REST 101 FEET FORWARD OF AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE LIMITED TO UPPER NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THREE GREEN AND PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING. WITNESS STATED THAT AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO LAND HEAVEY ON NOSE GEAR, BOUNCE INTO AIR AND THEN SETTLE ONTO RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE UPPER END INSIDE THE STEERING COLLAR. INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY INDICATED A PRE-EXISTING FAILURE AT TOP OF STRUT AT ONE OF THE THREE BOLT HOLES ON THE INNER STRUT.