ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223757
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 November 2018 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Palm Island Airport, Palm Island, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Palm Island Airport, QLD (PMK/YPAM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After landing, the nose wheel tyre was punctured by foreign object debris on the runway. The nose wheel began to vibrate resulting in the pilot braking with caution and applying back pressure to alleviate the pressure on the nose wheel. The rubber on the tyre started to disintegrate and the rim of the wheel dug into the soft asphalt, caused by the extremely hot conditions.
The tyre became caught between the rim and the fork of the nose gear, which acted as a brake and rudder causing the aircraft to veer to the right and off the runway resulting in a nose gear failure. The pilot shut down both engines to reduce the possibility of debris becoming projectiles and to minimise damage to the aircraft before both propellers struck the ground unpowered.
A screw is suspected to have caused the tyre puncture as nuts and bolts were observed during the runway inspection after the occurrence.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/occurrence-briefs/2018/aviation/ab-2018-130/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2019 08:45 | Pineapple | Added |
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