On taxi to gate flight crew of a BAE3201 jetstream commuter aircraft is notified that the left nosew...

Attributes
ACN	355247
Time
Date	199612
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 231 flight time total : 7870 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	355247
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Took the aircraft from iad-jfk-bos. The aircraft had no unusual handling characteristics, taxiing, taking off or landing. Post-and preflight done at all stations. Taxiing out from bos-jfk nothing unusual. Took off and landed at jfk, when a ramp personnel pointed out that the left front nosewheel, tire and rim, was missing. I have no idea what caused the wheel to come off except the nut was not cotter pinned. The pin is covered by a cap so unable to preflight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the aircraft was jetstream BAE3201. As he taxied into the gate area the marshallers eyes were as big as saucers and he called to the flight crew that a wheel was missing. Reporter thought he meant tire and went to look thinking a tie had gone flat and torn off. It really was a wheel missing. Company investigation indicated that some of the teeth on that front wheel had been damaged and deteriorated causing the wheel to depart the aircraft. Reporter sights this as an indication that the aircraft is pretty tough. This is the first time in company history that this has occurred. There has been no FAA investigation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON TAXI TO GATE FLC OF A BAE3201 JETSTREAM COMMUTER ACFT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE L NOSEWHEEL IS MISSING. NO INDICATION DURING TAXI.

Narrative: TOOK THE ACFT FROM IAD-JFK-BOS. THE ACFT HAD NO UNUSUAL HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS, TAXIING, TAKING OFF OR LNDG. POST-AND PREFLT DONE AT ALL STATIONS. TAXIING OUT FROM BOS-JFK NOTHING UNUSUAL. TOOK OFF AND LANDED AT JFK, WHEN A RAMP PERSONNEL POINTED OUT THAT THE L FRONT NOSEWHEEL, TIRE AND RIM, WAS MISSING. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE WHEEL TO COME OFF EXCEPT THE NUT WAS NOT COTTER PINNED. THE PIN IS COVERED BY A CAP SO UNABLE TO PREFLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE ACFT WAS JETSTREAM BAE3201. AS HE TAXIED INTO THE GATE AREA THE MARSHALLERS EYES WERE AS BIG AS SAUCERS AND HE CALLED TO THE FLC THAT A WHEEL WAS MISSING. RPTR THOUGHT HE MEANT TIRE AND WENT TO LOOK THINKING A TIE HAD GONE FLAT AND TORN OFF. IT REALLY WAS A WHEEL MISSING. COMPANY INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT SOME OF THE TEETH ON THAT FRONT WHEEL HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND DETERIORATED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO DEPART THE ACFT. RPTR SIGHTS THIS AS AN INDICATION THAT THE ACFT IS PRETTY TOUGH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN COMPANY HISTORY THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED. THERE HAS BEEN NO FAA INVESTIGATION.

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.

On taxi to gate flight crew of a BAE3201 jetstream commuter aircraft is notified that the left nosewheel is missing. No indication during taxi.