Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW85LA218

MCKINNEY, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N888K

CESSNA 421

Analysis

AFTER LANDING WHILE TAXIING ON THE RWY, THE ACFT'S NOSE WHEEL STARTED BOGGING DOWN IN SOFT ASPHALT ON THE RWY. THE SOFT ASPHALT WAS PUSHED ALONG IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL UNTIL IT CAUSED ENOUGH RESISTANCE TO OVERSTRESS THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. THE ACFT'S NOSE THEN IMPACTED THE RWY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE ASPHALT HAD NOT BEEN ROLLED/PACKED ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE SUBJECT ACFT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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