What happened
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On June 1, 2017 at approximately 1900 eastern standard time, a 2013 Magnaghi aeronautica sky sparrow LSA N458SA sustained minor damage following nose gear collapse on landing at purdue university airport (laf) located at Lafayette, Indiana.
The instructor and student on board were not injured. The aircraft is registered to philly sport pilot LLC and leased and operated by purdue university in conjunction with able flight. The aircraft was operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as an instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed or required.
The instructor stated the purpose of the flight was four touch and go's and one landing to a full stop. On the forth touch and go, the instructor noted a slight shimmy on touch down. He applied a little back pressure, it reduced and he attributed it to a slight crosswind and continued. Upon landing to a full stop, a shimmy was felt that got progressively worse. When a grinding was heard the instructor reduced power, came to a full stop on the runway, shutdown the engine and notified the tower. The tower visually confirmed a nose gear collapse. The runway closed until the aircraft could be towed to the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 1, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A 2013 MAGNAGHI AERONAUTICA SKY SPARROW LSA N458SA SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (LAF) LOCATED AT LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.
THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO PHILLY SPORT PILOT LLC AND LEASED AND OPERATED BY PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH ABLE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.
THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOUR TOUCH AND GO'S AND ONE LANDING TO A FULL STOP. ON THE FORTH TOUCH AND GO, THE INSTRUCTOR NOTED A SLIGHT SHIMMY ON TOUCH DOWN. HE APPLIED A LITTLE BACK PRESSURE, IT REDUCED AND HE ATTRIBUTED IT TO A SLIGHT CROSSWIND AND CONTINUED. UPON LANDING TO A FULL STOP, A SHIMMY WAS FELT THAT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHEN A GRINDING WAS HEARD THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED POWER, CAME TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY, SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND NOTIFIED THE TOWER. THE TOWER VISUALLY CONFIRMED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. THE RUNWAY CLOSED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE TOWED TO THE RAMP.
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