# Incident 20150606007479I: Avery John W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL, Corvallis, OR, June 6, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2015, 12:35 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5699° N, 123.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corvallis, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5699&lon=-123.2783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N657HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N657HP-2018-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avery John W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL (registry code 05610HZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/avery-john-w-avery-2-air-travel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVERY JOHN W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,280 total, 45 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606007479I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS HIRED TO CONDUCT AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CHECK FOR OWNER WHO IS NO LONGER CURRENT TO FLY. PILOT NOTED LANDING GEAR GREEN INDICATION ON FINAL AND NOTED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE NORMAL FOR GEAR DOWN. TOUCHED DOWN ON MAINS OKAY BUT WHEN NOSE GEAR TOUCHED IT HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY. LIFTED NOSE WHEEL BACK UP AND SLOWED AIRCRAFT BUT SHIMMY STILL THERE ON NEXT CONTACT. APPLIED BRAKES AND REVERSERS BUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND AND AIRCRAFT SLID ON PROP BLADES FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. NO DAMAGE TO COWLING AS PROP HELD AIRCRAFT UP. NO INJURIES OR AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N657HP (1)

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

- [Incident 20170907015919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170907015919I), Sep 7, 2017: Avery John W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL (N657HP), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. PIC reported electrical system began to fail 20 miles from lmt en route from cvo to mev. Voltage dropped from 24 to 7 volts quickly. PIC requested landing at…

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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