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Pilot of C172RG hears a scraping sound when lowering the nose. He discovers the nosewheel has come off the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392685 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 917 flight time type : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 392685 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At pdk I was landing on runway 2L. Upon lowering the nose of the airplane a loud scraping noise was encountered. Immediately I raised the nose realizing the problem existed with the nosewheel. The mixture was puled to the cutoff position and the fuel selector set to off. Tower was notified of the problem prior to turning off the master switch. The nose was held up as long as possible until the airplane came to a complete stop. Exiting the airplane revealed the nosewheel was missing. It had fallen off during the approach and was found in the grass near the approach end of the runway. I believe this incident shows how important recurrent training is to the pilot. Practice of emergency procedures instills confidence and immediate response to emergency sits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF C172RG HEARS A SCRAPING SOUND WHEN LOWERING THE NOSE. HE DISCOVERS THE NOSEWHEEL HAS COME OFF THE ACFT.
Narrative: AT PDK I WAS LNDG ON RWY 2L. UPON LOWERING THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE WAS ENCOUNTERED. IMMEDIATELY I RAISED THE NOSE REALIZING THE PROB EXISTED WITH THE NOSEWHEEL. THE MIXTURE WAS PULED TO THE CUTOFF POS AND THE FUEL SELECTOR SET TO OFF. TWR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROB PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE MASTER SWITCH. THE NOSE WAS HELD UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE UNTIL THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. EXITING THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE NOSEWHEEL WAS MISSING. IT HAD FALLEN OFF DURING THE APCH AND WAS FOUND IN THE GRASS NEAR THE APCH END OF THE RWY. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT RECURRENT TRAINING IS TO THE PLT. PRACTICE OF EMER PROCS INSTILLS CONFIDENCE AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO EMER SITS.
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.