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FAA incident report · Davis William E AVID COMMUTER · Clarksville, TN · January 20, 2018

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Date
January 20, 2018 · 10:30 local
Place
Clarksville, TN
Airport
Outlaw Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9695Q
Reported as
Davis William E Avid Commuter
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,220 total3 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N9695QRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2019 · Davis William E AVID COMMUTERS/N 895 · Built 2016Airframe modelDavis William E AVID COMMUTEREngine modelRotax 582UL DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

While landing on runway 17 at Clarksville regional airport (kckv) a gentle landing on the main gear was made. As speed dissipated on rollout, the pilot gently lowered the nose. As the nose wheel touched the ground, it began to shimmy rapidly. While brakes were applied to slow the ground speed and decrease the wheel shimmy. The nose gear suddenly failed resulting in the prop striking the asphalt.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT CLARKSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCKV) A GENTLE LANDING ON THE MAIN GEAR WAS MADE. AS SPEED DISSIPATED ON ROLLOUT, THE PILOT GENTLY LOWERED THE NOSE. AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND, IT BEGAN TO SHIMMY RAPIDLY. WHILE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO SLOW THE GROUND SPEED AND DECREASE THE WHEEL SHIMMY. THE NOSE GEAR SUDDENLY FAILED RESULTING IN THE PROP STRIKING THE ASPHALT.