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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22T · Loveland, CO · July 11, 2021

Date: July 11, 2021 · 15:45 local
Place: Loveland, CO
Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N773GP
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,692 total

N773GPRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22TS/N 0971 · Built 2015 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22T Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-KReciprocating

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What happened

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N773GP was completing a touch and go landing after an instrument approach. PIC was at the controls. After touchdown and during normal roll out, the nose began to drop due to metal failure in the nose gear strut. Nose wheel assembly collapsed causing the propeller to strike the pavement. Aircraft skidded approximately 2000 feet down, and remained on, the runway. Damage to nose gear, wheel fairing, cowling, and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

N773GP WAS COMPLETING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AFTER AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. PIC WAS AT THE CONTROLS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DURING NORMAL ROLL OUT, THE NOSE BEGAN TO DROP DUE TO METAL FAILURE IN THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET DOWN, AND REMAINED ON, THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR, WHEEL FAIRING, COWLING, AND PROPELLER.