Pilot Debrief

DOAN VERNON D W10-WITTMAN TAILWIND near Brooksville, FL — 2021-09-29

Final reportERA21LA385
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Date
2021-09-29
Location
Brooksville, FL, USA
Airport
BKV
Aircraft
DOAN VERNON D W10-WITTMAN TAILWIND
Registration
N68TW
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The failure of the nose landing gear retention bolt during taxi which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the taxiway.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after landing, he applied the brakes and felt a “violent shimmy.” He released the brakes and the nose landing gear leg rotated left and aft which resulted in the right wing impacting the runway surface. A post-accident examination revealed that the nose landing gear retention bolt had sheared and the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that he was the second owner and noticed that the original builder had not followed the design plans for the airplane, so the pilot modified the nose wheel attach plate to strengthen it but did not modify the gear assembly attach point which resulted in the failure.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents4

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