ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235184
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| Date: | Saturday 22 July 2017 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Zenair CH 601 Zodiac |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N651JL |
| MSN: | 4613 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 271 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aiken, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hendersonville, NC (0A7) |
| Aiken, SC (AIK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that he had recently purchased the experimental, amateur-built airplane and was returning home after completing a prepurchase inspection and an uneventful test flight. During the landing, the nose landing gear (NLG) started “shaking violently,” and he responded by pulling back on the yoke, which resulted in a tail strike. The airplane subsequently veered off the runway, and the NLG collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, the left wing’s leading edge, and the NLG. Examination of the NLG revealed that its lower bearing was fractured, which likely resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control.
Probable Cause: The failure of the nose landing gear’s (NLG) lower bearing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing, a runway excursion, and the NLG collapsing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2020 07:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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