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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · North American T-28A · Midland, TX · March 28, 2015

Date: March 28, 2015 · 12:57 local
Place: Midland, TX
Airport: Midland International Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N81643
Reported as: North American T-28A
Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1300-1B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,877 total150 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N81643Registered now · North American T-28AS/N 49-1643A · Built 1949 Airframe modelNorth American T-28A Engine modelWright R-1300-1BReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 28, 2015, at 12:57CDT, a North American T-28-A aircraft bearing registration number N81643, registered to absolute investments inc. the aircraft was cleared for takeoff runway 16R intersection mike at the Midland International Airport (kmaf), in Midland, Texas. The nose wheel departed the airplane during the takeoff roll causing the nose gear to impact the runway and collapse. The pilot stated afterwards he experienced nose wheel shimmy just before the wheel assembly departed. The aircraft was operated as a personal flight within the local area. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Midland, Texas, on March 28, 2015 at 12:57CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 28, 2015, AT 12:57CDT, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28-A AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N81643, REGISTERED TO ABSOLUTE INVESTMENTS INC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 16R INTERSECTION MIKE AT THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMAF), IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSE. THE PILOT STATED AFTERWARDS HE EXPERIENCED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY JUST BEFORE THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITHIN THE LOCAL AREA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIDLAND, TEXAS, ON MARCH 28, 2015 AT 12:57CDT.

Other reports on N81643 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19790401013789IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Wheeling, ILIn darkness and rain, pilot missed the turn onto the taxiway. Left main sank into a soft area, prop struck runwyApr 1, 1979 · Reported as Rkwell 690B · Minor damage