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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E · Raleigh, NC · April 13, 2021

Date: April 13, 2021 · 14:40 local
Place: Raleigh, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N343RA
Reported as: S.O.C.A.T.A. Rallye 235E
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,035 total5,700 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N343RARegistered now · S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235ES/N 13120 · Built 1978 Airframe modelS.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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.

Pilot's statement:

"I was cleared to land on runway 5R. The wind was reported as calm although I felt I had a slight tail wind while landing. Touchdown was normal, however approximately during the last portion of the rollout, the aircraft developed a severe shimmy. I was able to easily taxi off the runway. When I arrived at parking, I got out and checked the nose gear and found that the shimmy damper had departed the aircraft. I immediately contacted ground control and told them that there may be debris on the runway and they sent a truck out to search for it. The truck driver brought the debris (shimmy damper and parts) back to me".

As the FAA filed it

PILOT'S STATEMENT:

"I WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5R. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS CALM ALTHOUGH I FELT I HAD A SLIGHT TAIL WIND WHILE LANDING. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER APPROXIMATELY DURING THE LAST PORTION OF THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A SEVERE SHIMMY. I WAS ABLE TO EASILY TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY. WHEN I ARRIVED AT PARKING, I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE NOSE GEAR AND FOUND THAT THE SHIMMY DAMPER HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED GROUND CONTROL AND TOLD THEM THAT THERE MAY BE DEBRIS ON THE RUNWAY AND THEY SENT A TRUCK OUT TO SEARCH FOR IT. THE TRUCK DRIVER BROUGHT THE DEBRIS (SHIMMY DAMPER AND PARTS) BACK TO ME".