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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Saint Petersbur, FL · August 26, 2016

Date: August 26, 2016 · 08:00 local
Place: Saint Petersbur, FL
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3281X
Reported as: Cessna 310L
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,600 total

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What happened

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

Pilot aborted takeoff on two seperate occasions due to nose gear shimmy. After taxiing to ramp, nose gear collapsed.

The airport operations manager stated that this aircraft was taxiing at a high rate of speed when the incident was reported to the FSDO.

Investigation revealed that after the nose gear collapsed the aircraft continued for approximately 100 feet along side a hangar before coming to rest.

Inspection of the aircraft revealed a broken nose gear drag link, broken shimmy damper link, propeller damage, and nose cone damage.

Pilot submitted statement on 9/22/2016.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS DUE TO NOSE GEAR SHIMMY. AFTER TAXIING TO RAMP, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS MANAGER STATED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FSDO.

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ALONG SIDE A HANGAR BEFORE COMING TO REST.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A BROKEN NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK, BROKEN SHIMMY DAMPER LINK, PROPELLER DAMAGE, AND NOSE CONE DAMAGE.

PILOT SUBMITTED STATEMENT ON 9/22/2016.