<< >> NASA ASRS Report 606414, January 2004

A BE90 king air pilot loses his nosewheel after landing on a snow covered runway at a non tower closed airport at ZZZ, us.

Attributes
ACN	606414
Time
Date	200401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 16 other ndb
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 2020 flight time type : 88
ASRS Report	606414
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Nosewheel separated from aircraft after touchdown. Pilot called st petersburg FSS, fl, for briefing at approximately XA00. Departed evb and received clearance from dab approach airborne. Talked to FSS over chs for WX update. Worked with potomac approach until cleared for the localizer runway 16 at ZZZ. Potomac requested a call for ceiling and braking after landing. Pilot called unicom and announced NDB inbound runway 16. Did not get a reply. After touchdown, main wheel separated from aircraft. The area where the aircraft initially touched down had been cleared. Pilot was advised by FBO that the airport was closed prior to landing. That was evidently the reason for no response on unicom. How did the closure completely slip through the system? Aircraft had a 1-4 inspection completed less than 12 months prior. Aircraft had a 6 yr gear inspection within the last 150 hours. Is there any means to put airports on the ATIS system?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE90 KING AIR PLT LOSES HIS NOSEWHEEL AFTER LNDG ON A SNOW COVERED RWY AT A NON TWR CLOSED ARPT AT ZZZ, US.

Narrative: NOSEWHEEL SEPARATED FROM ACFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PLT CALLED ST PETERSBURG FSS, FL, FOR BRIEFING AT APPROX XA00. DEPARTED EVB AND RECEIVED CLRNC FROM DAB APCH AIRBORNE. TALKED TO FSS OVER CHS FOR WX UPDATE. WORKED WITH POTOMAC APCH UNTIL CLRED FOR THE LOC RWY 16 AT ZZZ. POTOMAC REQUESTED A CALL FOR CEILING AND BRAKING AFTER LNDG. PLT CALLED UNICOM AND ANNOUNCED NDB INBOUND RWY 16. DID NOT GET A REPLY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, MAIN WHEEL SEPARATED FROM ACFT. THE AREA WHERE THE ACFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN HAD BEEN CLRED. PLT WAS ADVISED BY FBO THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED PRIOR TO LNDG. THAT WAS EVIDENTLY THE REASON FOR NO RESPONSE ON UNICOM. HOW DID THE CLOSURE COMPLETELY SLIP THROUGH THE SYS? ACFT HAD A 1-4 INSPECTION COMPLETED LESS THAN 12 MONTHS PRIOR. ACFT HAD A 6 YR GEAR INSPECTION WITHIN THE LAST 150 HRS. IS THERE ANY MEANS TO PUT ARPTS ON THE ATIS SYS?

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.