# Incident 20210413005989I: S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E, Raleigh, NC, April 13, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2021, 14:40 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E (registry code 8400135, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-rallye-235e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,035 total, 5,700 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210413005989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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".

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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