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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Bethany, OK · June 11, 2016

Date: June 11, 2016 · 17:00 local
Place: Bethany, OK
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 5OKS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N975TK
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine: Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N975TKRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 2264 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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During a normal landing a kpwa the nose gear strut collapsed upon touchdown of the nose gear. Pilots indicate that there was no side loading of the aircraft. The nose strut-mount broke in the area between the fillet welds connect the gusset tubes to the main strut. This break is addressed in service bulletin SB2X-32-22 issued April 12, 2016. Upon inspection of the break signs of previous cracking were visible.

Recommend a service difficulty report be issued

As the FAA filed it

DURING A NORMAL LANDING A KPWA THE NOSE GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN OF THE NOSE GEAR. PILOTS INDICATE THAT THERE WAS NO SIDE LOADING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE STRUT-MOUNT BROKE IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE FILLET WELDS CONNECT THE GUSSET TUBES TO THE MAIN STRUT. THIS BREAK IS ADDRESSED IN SERVICE BULLETIN SB2X-32-22 ISSUED APRIL 12, 2016. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BREAK SIGNS OF PREVIOUS CRACKING WERE VISIBLE.

RECOMMEND A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT BE ISSUED