20181223018789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Philadelphia, PA · December 23, 2018

Date: December 23, 2018 · 13:22 local
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5930Y
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N5930YRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3091 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot stated on takeoff roll, before liftoff, experienced large vibration in the front end. Immediately cut throttle and applied braking. Nose strut collapsed, aircraft stopped. Both props struck the ground. The lower portion of the nose strut broke away separating the nose tire from the strut. The lower coupling was previously cracked and the added dynamic of braking caused remaining portion of lower cup to fail braking away the nose tire. M and d to be submitted by mechanic.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, BEFORE LIFTOFF, EXPERIENCED LARGE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. IMMEDIATELY CUT THROTTLE AND APPLIED BRAKING. NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED, AIRCRAFT STOPPED. BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE GROUND. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE NOSE STRUT BROKE AWAY SEPARATING THE NOSE TIRE FROM THE STRUT. THE LOWER COUPLING WAS PREVIOUSLY CRACKED AND THE ADDED DYNAMIC OF BRAKING CAUSED REMAINING PORTION OF LOWER CUP TO FAIL BRAKING AWAY THE NOSE TIRE. M AND D TO BE SUBMITTED BY MECHANIC.