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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Ft Worth, TX · November 6, 2020

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Date
November 6, 2020 · 22:33 local
Place
Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Ft Worth Alliance
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N720TX
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA108
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N720TXRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1564 · Built 2005Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft landed at Alliance Ft Worth airport (afw) at 2230. Shortly after landing the front wheel began to wobble. The front wheel strut bar broke away from fuselage causing the aircraft to impact the runway on the nose gear fairing and the propeller blades. The aircraft came to rest on top of the folded under nose wheel and two of the propellers holding the rest of the weight.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ALLIANCE FT WORTH AIRPORT (AFW) AT 2230. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING THE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE FRONT WHEEL STRUT BAR BROKE AWAY FROM FUSELAGE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE GEAR FAIRING AND THE PROPELLER BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON TOP OF THE FOLDED UNDER NOSE WHEEL AND TWO OF THE PROPELLERS HOLDING THE REST OF THE WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21LA108Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFort Worth, TXA failure of the nose wheel landing strut for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.Nov 6, 2020 · Substantial damage