# Incident 20140401005609I: Minerva Family Limited Ptnrsp SPORTSMAN GS-2, Rostraver, PA, April 1, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: Rostraver, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138GM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MINERVA FAMILY LIMITED PTNRSP SPORTSMAN GS-2
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 59 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140401005609I

## Narrative

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

N138GM RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING AT ROSTRAVER AIRPORT (FWQ) ON APRIL 1, 2014, AT 10:30 LOCAL. THE WHEEL AXLE RETAINING NUT WAS NOT FOUND, THE NOSE WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND WEDGED IN THE NOSE GEAR FORK AND BENT THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.

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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