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A rans S-5 nose wheel assembly failed after a successful landing following the previously bounced landing attempt which resulted in a go-around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 977446 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
Contacted tower with information quebec [and was] cleared to land. Winds [were] from the northwest at 10 mph variable. On landing I bounced the aircraft and elected to go around. Tower approved and I made another approach. I landed and was taxiing to exit B-1. As I depressed the left rudder; the aircraft did not respond but veered left onto the grass; and the nose wheel collapsed causing a prop strike. Upon investigation I found two welded struts had broken; causing the nose wheel to move sideways; obviously damaged at sometime in the pass. Have disassembled nose wheel and welded frame work. Have ordered new wheel assembly welded support. I believe previous hard landings caused the deterioration of the welded assembly. I am undergoing correctional training to alleviate any contributions on my part. More familiarity with light weight (350 pounds); high performance; low speed aircraft is essential to safe handling on this type aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A RANS S-5 nose wheel assembly failed after a successful landing following the previously bounced landing attempt which resulted in a go-around.
Narrative: Contacted Tower with information Quebec [and was] cleared to land. Winds [were] from the northwest at 10 MPH variable. On landing I bounced the aircraft and elected to go around. Tower approved and I made another approach. I landed and was taxiing to exit B-1. As I depressed the left rudder; the aircraft did not respond but veered left onto the grass; and the nose wheel collapsed causing a prop strike. Upon investigation I found two welded struts had broken; causing the nose wheel to move sideways; obviously damaged at sometime in the pass. Have disassembled nose wheel and welded frame work. Have ordered new wheel assembly welded support. I believe previous hard landings caused the deterioration of the welded assembly. I am undergoing correctional training to alleviate any contributions on my part. More familiarity with light weight (350 LBS); high performance; low speed aircraft is essential to safe handling on this type aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.