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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Van Nuys, CA · June 17, 2017

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Date
June 17, 2017 · 18:21 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N872WT
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total950 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N872WTRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 2252 · Built 2014Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 6/17/2017, N872WT, an SR-20 aircraft was landing on runway 16R at kvny.

Upon a normal touchdown, the nose wheel started to shake, and the nose wheel broke off, and the propeller struck the ground.

The instructor and a student pilot evacuated the aircraft without injury.

The investigation revealed that the nose wheel tube linkage had internal corrosion, and snapped and departed the mounting bracket from the aircraft. This resulted in the nose of the aircraft collapsing and the propeller striking the runway surface.

As the FAA filed it

ON 6/17/2017, N872WT, AN SR-20 AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 16R AT KVNY.

UPON A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE, AND THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

THE INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL TUBE LINKAGE HAD INTERNAL CORROSION, AND SNAPPED AND DEPARTED THE MOUNTING BRACKET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSING AND THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE.