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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Oscoda, MI · July 11, 2017

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Date
July 11, 2017 · 12:00 local
Place
Oscoda, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9921W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
438 total12 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N9921WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-23443Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 11, 2017 at 1200 eastern daylight time, a PA-28-140 aircraft, N9221W, registered to phoenix composite solutions inc. and operated by a private pilot, received minor damage when the nose gear broke off the aircraft during the landing and touch phase of flight on runway 6 at the Oscoda wurtsmith airport, (kosc) Oscoda, MI. Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the incident. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from kosc.

According to the pilot he was landing runway 06. Upon touchdown, the aircraft rolled approximately 120 feet and then a gust of wind lifted the nose wheel off the ground and back to the surface. Upon touchdown the nose gear broke off the aircraft and the airplane came to stop on the runway.

Weather report at kosc airport at 1200 UTC was: wind 090 degrees at 7KNOTS, visibility 10 statute miles, clear, temp 26 dew point 19 and altimeter 2990.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 11, 2017 AT 1200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PA-28-140 AIRCRAFT, N9221W, REGISTERED TO PHOENIX COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS INC. AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING AND TOUCH PHASE OF FLIGHT ON RUNWAY 6 AT THE OSCODA WURTSMITH AIRPORT, (KOSC) OSCODA, MI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KOSC.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS LANDING RUNWAY 06. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET AND THEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND AND BACK TO THE SURFACE. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

WEATHER REPORT AT KOSC AIRPORT AT 1200 UTC WAS: WIND 090 DEGREES AT 7KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 26 DEW POINT 19 AND ALTIMETER 2990.