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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Czech Sport PIPER SPORT · Mansfield, OH · April 14, 2016

Date: April 14, 2016 · 08:22 local
Place: Mansfield, OH
Airport: Mansfield Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N197PS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA157
Reported as: Czech Sport Piper Sport
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N197PSRegistered now · Czech Sport PIPER SPORTS/N P1001062 Airframe modelCzech Sport PIPER SPORT Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At the time of landing when the nose landing gear made contact with the runway surface, the nose wheel broke off. This resulted in the propeller making contact with ground. The nose strut also came in contact with the ground, forcing it back and up into the engine firewall. The firewall sustained multiple deformations and punctured into the cockpit area. The bottom forward fuselage area is also punctured and damaged.

As the FAA filed it

AT THE TIME OF LANDING WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF. THIS RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER MAKING CONTACT WITH GROUND. THE NOSE STRUT ALSO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, FORCING IT BACK AND UP INTO THE ENGINE FIREWALL. THE FIREWALL SUSTAINED MULTIPLE DEFORMATIONS AND PUNCTURED INTO THE COCKPIT AREA. THE BOTTOM FORWARD FUSELAGE AREA IS ALSO PUNCTURED AND DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMansfield, OHThe pilot's failure to inspect the nose landing gear (NLG), which resulted in a crack going undetected and the subsequent separation of the NLG at the weld area during landing.Apr 14, 2016 · Substantial damage