ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309973
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 October 2014 |
| Time: | 20:05 LT |
| Type: |  Velocity XLRG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N301EF |
| MSN: | 3RX105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 330 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Atlanta-Cobb County-Mc Collum Field, GA (KRYY) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-Cobb County-Mc Collum Field, GA (KRYY) |
| Atlanta-Cobb County-Mc Collum Field, GA (KRYY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The purpose of the flight was to perform three takeoffs and landings at night. The pilot stated that the first takeoff and landing was uneventful and that, at touchdown, he used aerodynamic braking to slow the airplane by keeping its nose off the runway as long as possible. He added that the second landing was faster, that more runway was used, and that the nose landing gear (NLG) touched down "harder" than during the first landing. After the NLG touched down, the airplane pulled right and developed a shimmy. The pilot subsequently lost directional control of the airplane, and the NLG collapsed. Examination of the fracture surfaces on the NLG revealed features consistent with ductile overstress fracture. The overall fracture pattern was consistent with fracture under a lateral bending load.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a hard landing, which resulted in the fracture of the nose landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA15IA009
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2023 13:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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