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
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Ac was undergoing test taxiing on a taxi way after "shimmy repair" when the nose wheel detached from the nose strut due to improper installation of the nose wheel by not having the cotter pin properly installed to the left castle nut. Mechanics were counselled back to compliance
As the FAA filed it
AC WAS UNDERGOING TEST TAXIING ON A TAXI WAY AFTER "SHIMMY REPAIR" WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE NOSE STRUT DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL BY NOT HAVING THE COTTER PIN PROPERLY INSTALLED TO THE LEFT CASTLE NUT. MECHANICS WERE COUNSELLED BACK TO COMPLIANCE
Other reports on N5157Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.