28.5729° N, 80.8204° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 11, 2014 · 08:48 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N59WH
Reported as
Huisman Willem Johannes Velocity SE-RG
Reported engine
Franklin 6A-350-C1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon completion of his pre-flight the pilot in command failed to ensure that the shimmy damper was "engaged" properly and completely which caused the nose wheel to collapse during the landing rollout. Airplane stopped on the runway with minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
UPON COMPLETION OF HIS PRE-FLIGHT THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THE SHIMMY DAMPER WAS "ENGAGED" PROPERLY AND COMPLETELY WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. AIRPLANE STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY WITH MINOR DAMAGE.