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Pitts pilot reports nosing over after landing due to the right wheel pant coming into contact with the tire and slide to a stop on the runway. The wheel pant bolt had apparently departed the aircraft in flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 993133 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201201 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Pitts Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Wheel Assemblies |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 1500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
While doing touch and go's; the right wheel pant came into contact with the tire and caused my airplane to nose over and slide to a stop on the runway. I believe this may have been due to the center bolt holding the wheel pant coming off in flight thus allowing the pant to hit the tire during landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pitts pilot reports nosing over after landing due to the right wheel pant coming into contact with the tire and slide to a stop on the runway. The wheel pant bolt had apparently departed the aircraft in flight.
Narrative: While doing touch and go's; the right wheel pant came into contact with the tire and caused my airplane to nose over and slide to a stop on the runway. I believe this may have been due to the center bolt holding the wheel pant coming off in flight thus allowing the pant to hit the tire during landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.