ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286526
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Date: | Sunday 27 September 2009 |
Time: | 06:40 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172P |
Owner/operator: | Pensacola Navy Flying Club Inc |
Registration: | N55437 |
MSN: | 17275180 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6996 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pensacola, Florida -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS/KPNS) |
Destination airport: | Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS/KPNS) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The student pilot stated that he was performing touch-and-go landings prior to the accident. Shortly after his third landing, the airplane veered left and impacted a taxiway sign. The nose landing gear separated from the airframe and resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. Examination of the airplane's nose landing gear by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the upper scissor bolt, cotter pin, and castle nut were missing. Winding tire marks were observed on the runway prior to the airplane veering off the runway. Examination of the airplane found no damage to the nose landing gear scissor flange or nose landing gear scissor. In addition, the upper scissor flange bolt was not recovered, nor was any evidence identified that indicated the bolt was in place at the time of separation. An annual inspection was performed 17 days prior to the accident flight. A visual examination of the nose landing gear was performed, but no maintenance was required to be performed. The airplane accumulated 18 hours of flight time after the annual inspection prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control during landing due to the separation of the nose landing gear upper scissor from the nose gear assembly. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate visual examination performed during the annual inspection.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ERA09CA541 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09CA541
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