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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule MT-7-260 · Centennial, CO · September 4, 2015

Date: September 4, 2015 · 11:30 local
Place: Centennial, CO
Airport: Centennial
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7705
Reported as: Maule MT-7-260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 113 total14 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N7705Registered now · Maule MT-7-260S/N 27003C · Built 1999 Airframe modelMaule MT-7-260 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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9/4/15 Was on a flight back from ftw to apa and was cleared to land 28. He acknowledges but does not get runway 28 in sight. Ends up going around due to off center and past the numbers for 28, gets cleared to land 17L. On initial touch down bounces aircraft, adds power bounces again this time on the nose gear, decides for go around due to aircraft starting to porpoise. Tower advises someone on ground reports it appeared nose gear was damaged and request pilot?s intention. Tower requests that he flies by the tower for them to look at. On fly by tower see?s nose wheel is broke and hanging on to the strut. Sends him out to parker road and 470 to do 360?s until arf is called out. Finally lands and nose gear collapsed. Damage to prop, engine cowl and engine/nose gear tube assembly.

As the FAA filed it

9/4/15 WAS ON A FLIGHT BACK FROM FTW TO APA AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND 28. HE ACKNOWLEDGES BUT DOES NOT GET RUNWAY 28 IN SIGHT. ENDS UP GOING AROUND DUE TO OFF CENTER AND PAST THE NUMBERS FOR 28, GETS CLEARED TO LAND 17L. ON INITIAL TOUCH DOWN BOUNCES AIRCRAFT, ADDS POWER BOUNCES AGAIN THIS TIME ON THE NOSE GEAR, DECIDES FOR GO AROUND DUE TO AIRCRAFT STARTING TO PORPOISE. TOWER ADVISES SOMEONE ON GROUND REPORTS IT APPEARED NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND REQUEST PILOT?S INTENTION. TOWER REQUESTS THAT HE FLIES BY THE TOWER FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. ON FLY BY TOWER SEE?S NOSE WHEEL IS BROKE AND HANGING ON TO THE STRUT. SENDS HIM OUT TO PARKER ROAD AND 470 TO DO 360?S UNTIL ARF IS CALLED OUT. FINALLY LANDS AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO PROP, ENGINE COWL AND ENGINE/NOSE GEAR TUBE ASSEMBLY.