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FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Stuart, FL · October 20, 2023

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Date
October 20, 2023 · 11:36 local
Place
Stuart, FL
Airport
Witham Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N210FM
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,997 total
N210FMRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000259 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Part 91, 1979 Cessna P210N aircraft registration privacy data omitted, serial number P21000259, nose gear collapsed after landing at whitham field Stuart (ksua) runway 30. At touchdown, the gear operated normally and held straight down the runway. Per pilot statement, the nose wheel unexpectedly began shimming and pulling the aircraft to the left and the nose wheel subsequently collapsed. Damage was sustained to the engine, propeller, and nose landing gear doors, and minor damage to aircraft belly panels. No injuries to the pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91, 1979 CESSNA P210N AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER P21000259, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING AT WHITHAM FIELD STUART (KSUA) RUNWAY 30. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY AND HELD STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. PER PILOT STATEMENT, THE NOSE WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN SHIMMING AND PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND THE NOSE WHEEL SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BELLY PANELS. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.