# Accident 20230531007329A: Rockwell International Corp 695, Philadelphia, PA, May 31, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2023, 15:45 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 695 (registry code 7630518, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-695) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP 695
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,669 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230531007329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A VIOLENT SHIMMY IN NOSE LANDING GEAR UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 35, AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  BOTH PERSONNEL ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED OBSERVING A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR ALL THREE LANDING GEAR DURING THE APPROACH.  KNOWN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDES NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR MOUNT STRUCTURE CRACKED AND BROKEN, AILERON BELLCRANK MOUNT AND ASSOCIATED LONGERON SUPPORT STRUCTURE HEAVILY DAMAGED, EXTENSIVE SHEETMETAL TORN AWAY FROM STRUCTURE, AND MANY STRUCTURAL LONGERONS DAMAGED.

NOTE: THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE FAA AND NTSB, AND THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED WHEN MORE INFORMATION

BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA277), May 31, 2023: Rockwell International 695 (N515AM), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the nose gear support structure for unknown reasons, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing during landing.

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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