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Nose gear shimmy pilot taxied back for repair. Mechanic replaced nose wheel due to bad bearings and pilot continued flight. Later maintenance found bent nose strut.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297434 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pia |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time total : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 297434 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
As I taxied out for takeoff on my second leg of the X country flight, I noticed my nose gear was shimmying, and it felt awkward, so I taxied back and had a mechanic inspect it. He stated that the ball-bearings were destroyed and it needed to be replaced prior to takeoff. My flight school flew in a new tire with ball bearings and the mechanic fixed the problem. Therefore, I continued on my cross country to galesburg and then home. Galesburg is about 30 mi from peoria and the flight home was 115 NM from there. Unaware of the mechanical problem that occurred (slightly bent nose strut), I continued my flight, thinking that the aircraft had been approved and returned to service since the mechanic told me that aircraft was finished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NOSE GEAR SHIMMY PLT TAXIED BACK FOR REPAIR. MECH REPLACED NOSE WHEEL DUE TO BAD BEARINGS AND PLT CONTINUED FLT. LATER MAINT FOUND BENT NOSE STRUT.
Narrative: AS I TAXIED OUT FOR TKOF ON MY SECOND LEG OF THE X COUNTRY FLT, I NOTICED MY NOSE GEAR WAS SHIMMYING, AND IT FELT AWKWARD, SO I TAXIED BACK AND HAD A MECH INSPECT IT. HE STATED THAT THE BALL-BEARINGS WERE DESTROYED AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO TKOF. MY FLT SCHOOL FLEW IN A NEW TIRE WITH BALL BEARINGS AND THE MECH FIXED THE PROB. THEREFORE, I CONTINUED ON MY XCOUNTRY TO GALESBURG AND THEN HOME. GALESBURG IS ABOUT 30 MI FROM PEORIA AND THE FLT HOME WAS 115 NM FROM THERE. UNAWARE OF THE MECHANICAL PROB THAT OCCURRED (SLIGHTLY BENT NOSE STRUT), I CONTINUED MY FLT, THINKING THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN APPROVED AND RETURNED TO SVC SINCE THE MECH TOLD ME THAT ACFT WAS FINISHED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.