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FAA incident report · Lx-7 LX7-20A · Redmond, OR · May 8, 2019

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Date
May 8, 2019 · 15:34 local
Place
Redmond, OR
Airport
Roberts Field
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N77VY
Reported as
Lx-7 LX7-20A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N77VYRegistered now · Lx-7 LX7-20AS/N LIV-248Airframe modelLx-7 LX7-20AEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada T74-CP-700Turbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot of N77VY was conducting a high-speed taxi on runway 29 as part of phase 1 testing. As he was slowing down the aircraft from approximately 60 knots, the nose wheel started to shimmy. The pilot continued to slow the aircraft and the shimmy became worse. At approximately 10 knots, the nose wheel broke off. The aircraft stopped on the runway on it's main landing gear and the top portion of the nose wheel strut. All four of the propeller blades sustained tip damage. No other damage or injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OF N77VY WAS CONDUCTING A HIGH-SPEED TAXI ON RUNWAY 29 AS PART OF PHASE 1 TESTING. AS HE WAS SLOWING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT FROM APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS, THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED TO SHIMMY. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SHIMMY BECAME WORSE. AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS, THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY ON IT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE TOP PORTION OF THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT. ALL FOUR OF THE PROPELLER BLADES SUSTAINED TIP DAMAGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.