From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 7, 2019, an experimental amateur built aircraft, N22AZ, departed ksfm, destination kttn. The flight enroute was uneventful. Upon landing, the pilot selected gear down ? Nose gear indicated down and locked. Aircraft touched down on runway, and as the nose gear touched the ground, the nose gear fork failed, causing the nose wheel assembly to twist/bend back, resulting in the strut contacting the runway. The aircraft skidded for roughly 200 feet before coming to a stop. The landing gear did not collapse. The pilot, and two additional occupants, exited the aircraft with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 7, 2019, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N22AZ, DEPARTED KSFM, DESTINATION KTTN. THE FLIGHT ENROUTE WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON LANDING, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN ? NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY, AND AS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED, CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO TWIST/BEND BACK, RESULTING IN THE STRUT CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR ROUGHLY 200 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE. THE PILOT, AND TWO ADDITIONAL OCCUPANTS, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N22AZ · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.