What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 23, 2020 at 1340 local time, a Cessna 210 k aircraft, N8219M, registered to a LLC and operated by a airline transport pilot, received minor damage when the nose gear collapsed during landing rollout at the mbs international airport (mbs), Saginaw, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and both passengers were not injured.
According to the pilot, they had setup for a normal landing on runway 23 with the landing gear in the down and locked position. On landing rollout, as the nose wheel touched down the nose gear collapsed causing the propeller to strike the runway surface. The aircraft came to rest on the centerline of the runway, shortly after, airport personnel responded.
Following official notifications, removal of the aircraft from the runway surface was authorized. The aircraft was towed to an FBO and secured.
Photographs show minimal damage to the airframe other than scratches to the lower cowl. All three propeller blades are scratched and bent aft at the tips. It is unknown at this time what caused the nose gear to fail, but maintenance personnel are investigating and will follow up with the iic.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 23, 2020 AT 1340 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 210 K AIRCRAFT, N8219M, REGISTERED TO A LLC AND OPERATED BY A AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE MBS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MBS), SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THEY HAD SETUP FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. ON LANDING ROLLOUT, AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, SHORTLY AFTER, AIRPORT PERSONNEL RESPONDED.
FOLLOWING OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS, REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS AUTHORIZED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO AN FBO AND SECURED.
PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME OTHER THAN SCRATCHES TO THE LOWER COWL. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES ARE SCRATCHED AND BENT AFT AT THE TIPS. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL, BUT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARE INVESTIGATING AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE IIC.
Other reports on N8219M · 4
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