What happened
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A part 141 flight operated by wayman aviation (1WLS) landed and the nose gear collapsed. Aircraft accident/incident preliminary notice description: N88AG was cleared to land RY9L. On touchdown the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft stayed on the runway.
The flight was an instructional flight with instructor and student preparing for amel commercial check ride. Aircraft was cleared for landing and student completed pre-landing checklist and verified three landing gear green lights.
Made a normal firm landing and the nose gear collapsed. Both propellers stopped due to ground contact and aircraft came to a stop.
Examination of the aircraft revealed left and right propeller curled, nose cone lower area scared, and both nose landing gear door damage. Inspection of the nose gear revealed down lock spring link (95829-00) adjustment lock nut was loose and cross pin slot was elongated. Further examination found the nut (MS21042-3) and washer (NAS1149C0363R) missing from nose gear door link assembly.
Maintenance records reviled the aircraft had previously undergone the replacement of the nose landing gear from another aircraft at 6711.5 total time by wayman aviation LLC. FAA crs# 4WVR269D under work order #000331 on 08/29/2019. The total time between the maintenance event and the collapse was 34.1 hours.
Principle inspectors (pi) notified and regulatory non compliance initiated by pi for wayman aviation LLC. FAA crs# 4WVR269D.
As the FAA filed it
A PART 141 FLIGHT OPERATED BY WAYMAN AVIATION (1WLS) LANDED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE DESCRIPTION: N88AG WAS CLEARED TO LAND RY9L. ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT STAYED ON THE RUNWAY.
THE FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PREPARING FOR AMEL COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING AND STUDENT COMPLETED PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST AND VERIFIED THREE LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHTS.
MADE A NORMAL FIRM LANDING AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BOTH PROPELLERS STOPPED DUE TO GROUND CONTACT AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.
EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLER CURLED, NOSE CONE LOWER AREA SCARED, AND BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR REVEALED DOWN LOCK SPRING LINK (95829-00) ADJUSTMENT LOCK NUT WAS LOOSE AND CROSS PIN SLOT WAS ELONGATED. FURTHER EXAMINATION FOUND THE NUT (MS21042-3) AND WASHER (NAS1149C0363R) MISSING FROM NOSE GEAR DOOR LINK ASSEMBLY.
MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVILED THE AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY UNDERGONE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AT 6711.5 TOTAL TIME BY WAYMAN AVIATION LLC. FAA CRS# 4WVR269D UNDER WORK ORDER #000331 ON 08/29/2019. THE TOTAL TIME BETWEEN THE MAINTENANCE EVENT AND THE COLLAPSE WAS 34.1 HOURS.
PRINCIPLE INSPECTORS (PI) NOTIFIED AND REGULATORY NON COMPLIANCE INITIATED BY PI FOR WAYMAN AVIATION LLC. FAA CRS# 4WVR269D.
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