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Pilot of an small aircraft sel lost the nosewheel during landing and made go around to have tower observe gear position. Aircraft subsequently landed uneventfully skidding on the nosewheel gear strut to a stop on center of runway. Pilot and pilot companion removed aircraft from runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384795 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 102 |
| ASRS Report | 384795 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 64 flight time total : 425 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 384794 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During a familiarization flight on landing, faster than normal let down of the nosewheel resulted in a loud, unusual noise. I elected to rotate and with tower's approval, made a low pass over runway 19L. I was advised that the nosewheel was not in place, however, the strut was. The tower finished normal traffic duties and cleared my requested runway 19R. The right seat pilot performed the landing while I operated the brakes. The landing was smooth, straight and uneventful. The nose strut and wheel fork acted as a skid. We removed the aircraft from the runway without help. This could have been prevented had I spent more time before the flight questioning the operator regarding any unusual landing characteristics and some time in the air practicing minimum control airspeed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL LOST THE NOSEWHEEL DURING LNDG AND MADE GAR TO HAVE TWR OBSERVE GEAR POS. ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED UNEVENTFULLY SKIDDING ON THE NOSEWHEEL GEAR STRUT TO A STOP ON CTR OF RWY. PLT AND PLT COMPANION REMOVED ACFT FROM RWY.
Narrative: DURING A FAMILIARIZATION FLT ON LNDG, FASTER THAN NORMAL LET DOWN OF THE NOSEWHEEL RESULTED IN A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE. I ELECTED TO ROTATE AND WITH TWR'S APPROVAL, MADE A LOW PASS OVER RWY 19L. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE NOSEWHEEL WAS NOT IN PLACE, HOWEVER, THE STRUT WAS. THE TWR FINISHED NORMAL TFC DUTIES AND CLRED MY REQUESTED RWY 19R. THE R SEAT PLT PERFORMED THE LNDG WHILE I OPERATED THE BRAKES. THE LNDG WAS SMOOTH, STRAIGHT AND UNEVENTFUL. THE NOSE STRUT AND WHEEL FORK ACTED AS A SKID. WE REMOVED THE ACFT FROM THE RWY WITHOUT HELP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD I SPENT MORE TIME BEFORE THE FLT QUESTIONING THE OPERATOR REGARDING ANY UNUSUAL LNDG CHARACTERISTICS AND SOME TIME IN THE AIR PRACTICING MINIMUM CTL AIRSPD.
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.