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A piper PA28 during landing rollout the nose gear wheel axle failed incurring damage to the nose gear and propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523308 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 360 |
| ASRS Report | 523308 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
VFR training flight at night. Returned to ZZZ for touch-and-goes. During rollout of the last landing, significant right rudder pressure needed to be applied to maintain directional control. During the right turn onto the intersection, steering froze. Upon initial inspection, the nosewheel axle had become dislodged and the aircraft was resting on the front tire which lay at an angle. Because of the separation, the propeller struck the runway damaging the blades 1/8 inch from tip. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated from just a quick visual check of the axle it appeared to be cracked with no visual signs of overheating or lack of lubrication. The reporter said the nose gear yoke was damaged and the propeller was replaced but no engine damage was found.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA28 DURING LNDG ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL AXLE FAILED INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROP.
Narrative: VFR TRAINING FLT AT NIGHT. RETURNED TO ZZZ FOR TOUCH-AND-GOES. DURING ROLLOUT OF THE LAST LNDG, SIGNIFICANT R RUDDER PRESSURE NEEDED TO BE APPLIED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL. DURING THE R TURN ONTO THE INTXN, STEERING FROZE. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE NOSEWHEEL AXLE HAD BECOME DISLODGED AND THE ACFT WAS RESTING ON THE FRONT TIRE WHICH LAY AT AN ANGLE. BECAUSE OF THE SEPARATION, THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY DAMAGING THE BLADES 1/8 INCH FROM TIP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED FROM JUST A QUICK VISUAL CHK OF THE AXLE IT APPEARED TO BE CRACKED WITH NO VISUAL SIGNS OF OVERHEATING OR LACK OF LUBRICATION. THE RPTR SAID THE NOSE GEAR YOKE WAS DAMAGED AND THE PROP WAS REPLACED BUT NO ENG DAMAGE WAS FOUND.
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.